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engrandizement

engrandizement is the archaic form of aggrandizement.

Meaning of aggrandizement

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.
    • The emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.
    Synonyms:
    aggrandization

Forms of engrandizement

pluralengrandizements

Questions about engrandizement

What is engrandizement the archaic form of?
Engrandizement is the archaic form of aggrandizement.

Words near engrandizement in the dictionary

  1. engrammes
  2. engrammic
  3. engrams
  4. engrandize
  5. engrandized
  6. engrandizement
  7. engrandizements
  8. engrandizes
  9. engrandizing
  10. engraphic
  11. engraphically

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