"aggrandizement" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aggrandizement.wav [US] Forms: aggrandizements [plural]
Etymology: From French agrandissement, from agrandir; equivalent to aggrandize + -ment. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|agrandissement}} French agrandissement, {{m|fr|agrandir}} agrandir, {{suffix|en|aggrandize|ment}} aggrandize + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} aggrandizement (countable and uncountable, plural aggrandizements)
  1. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: aggrandization, aggrandisement [UK] Derived forms: self-aggrandizement Translations (the act of aggrandizing): agrandissement [masculine] (French), engrandecemento [masculine] (Galician), Erhöhung [feminine] (German), engrandecimento [masculine] (Portuguese), engrandecimiento [masculine] (Spanish)

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