| NOUN | act | aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation | the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something |
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| Sounds | ae'grahnday.zmahnt; ahgrae'nday.zmahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | The act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something. | |
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| Example | "the aggrandizement of the king" | |
| Synonyms | aggrandisement, elevation | |
| Narrower | self-aggrandizement, self-aggrandisement, ego trip | An act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance |
| Broader | increase, step-up | The act of increasing / increasing something |
| Spanish | ascenso, engrandecimiento | |
| Catalan | ascens, elevació | |
| Verbs | aggrandize | add details to |
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