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Noun: aggrandisement  u'gran-diz-munt
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: aggrandizement)
  1. The act of increasing the wealth, prestige, power or scope of something
    "the aggrandisement of the king";
    - aggrandizement, elevation

Derived forms: aggrandisements

Type of: increase, step-up