aggrandizement

ag·gran·dize  (-grndz, grn-)

tr.v. ag·gran·dized, ag·gran·diz·ing, ag·gran·diz·es

1. To increase the scope of; extend.

2. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation.

3. To make appear greater; exaggerate: aggrandize one argument while belittling another.

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[French agrandir, agrandiss-, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + grandir, to grow larger (from Latin grandre, from grandis, large).]

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ag·grandize·ment (-grndz-mnt, -dz-) n.

ag·grandizer n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aggrandizement - the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" aggrandisement, elevation step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" ego trip, self-aggrandisement, self-aggrandizement - an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance

Translations

aggrandizement [əˈgrændɪzmənt] N [of person] → engrandecimiento m
see also self-aggrandizement

aggrandizement

n (of power, empire) → Vergrößerung f, → Erweiterung f; (of person, one’s family) → Beförderung f

aggrandizement aggrandisement [əˈgrændɪzmənt] n for aggrandizement → per aumentare il proprio prestigio