aggrandisement

Definition of Aggrandisement in English :

1. aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation

the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

Example Sentences:
'the aggrandizement of the king'
'his elevation to cardinal'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aggrandisement

verb (transitive)

1.

to increase the power, wealth, prestige, scope, etc, of

2.

to cause (something) to seem greater; magnify; exaggerate

verb transitiveWord forms: agˈgranˌdized or agˈgranˌdizing

1.

to make greater, more powerful, richer, etc.

often used reflexively

2.

to make seem greater or more exalted