aggrandizement
aggrandizement
(əgrændɪzmənt )regional note: in BRIT, also use aggrandisement
1. uncountable noun
If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves.
[formal, disapproval]It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement.
2. See also self-aggrandizement
