aggrandizement
noun
an act or instance of aggrandizing, or increasing in size, or intensity.
aggrandisement
-
a variation of
aggrandizement.
Example Sentences
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"It is not only recognition of past endeavours but can also be the opportunity for the recipients to double down on their efforts to serve others selflessly, without personal or financial aggrandisement."
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023
Controversially, he also pointed out that there was no intention "to infringe upon the sovereignty of other nations or to embark on territorial aggrandisement".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2015
The German thinker spoke as the historical drama of the 19th century – revolution, nationalism, state-building, economic expansion, arms races, imperial aggrandisement – reached a disastrous denouement in the first world war.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2015
But "Why I Love You" is pure pop aggrandisement.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2011
Self aggrandisement was his grand, or rather his petty, object; and he owes to his ignoble attempts to elevate himself, the low place he occupies in the opinion of the impartial historian.
From The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott ? Becket
