Crossword clues for aggrandisement
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
chiefly British English spelling of aggrandizement. See -ize.
Wiktionary
n. (context British rare English) Alternative spelling of '''aggrandizement'''.
WordNet
n. the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" [syn: aggrandizement, elevation]
Usage examples of "aggrandisement".
What contributed to the aggrandisement of his character in this branch of knowledge, was a victory he obtained over an old physician, who plied at the well, and had one day unfortunately begun to harangue in the pump-room upon the nature of the Bristol water.
Medici the gratification of his pride, the pope the aggrandisement of his house.
Out of this ordinary origin, perhaps, in some deep-rooted way, might have stemmed both Quennel's ultimate aggrandisement of the chemical industry and his choice of Mobile for the establishment of one of Quenco's newest and largest plants.