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Historically, large-scale global trade has served two functions: 1) the exchange of goods between willing sellers and buyers described in Econ 101 textbooks; 2) as a tool of state aggrandizement, in which the private parties are stand-ins for governmental interests.
Charles C. Mann

Meaning of "aggrandizement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGGRANDIZEMENT

aggrandizement  [əˈɡrændɪzmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGGRANDIZEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aggrandizement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AGGRANDIZEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of aggrandizement in the English dictionary

The definition of aggrandizement in the dictionary is an increase in the power, wealth, prestige, scope, etc, of.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGGRANDIZEMENT


advisement
ədˈvaɪzmənt
affranchisement
əˈfrænˌtʃaɪzmənt
aggrandisement
əˈɡrændɪzmənt
amazement
əˈmeɪzmənt
amortisement
əˈmɔːtɪzmənt
amortizement
əˈmɔːtɪzmənt
appraisement
əˈpreɪzmənt
avisement
əˈvaɪzmənt
chastisement
tʃæsˈtaɪzmənt
despisement
dɪˈspaɪzmənt
disenfranchisement
ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
disguisement
dɪsˈɡaɪzmənt
divertisement
dɪˈvɜːtɪzmənt
enfranchisement
ɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
erasement
ɪˈreɪzmənt
franchisement
ˈfræntʃɪzmənt
gazement
ˈɡeɪzmənt
mazement
ˈmeɪzmənt
reappraisement
ˌriːəˈpreɪzmənt
self-aggrandisement
ˌsɛlfəˈɡrændɪzmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGGRANDIZEMENT

aggrace
aggradation
aggrade
aggrandise
aggrandisement
aggrandiser
aggrandize
aggrandizer
aggrate
aggravate
aggravated
aggravated assault
aggravated burglary
aggravated murder
aggravated robbery
aggravated trespass
aggravating
aggravatingly
aggravation
aggregate

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGGRANDIZEMENT

advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of aggrandizement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aggrandizement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGGRANDIZEMENT

Find out the translation of aggrandizement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aggrandizement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aggrandizement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

强化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

engrandecimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

aggrandizement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभ्युदय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفخيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возвеличивания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

engrandecimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agrandissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aggrandizement
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vergrößerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

aggrandizement
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재산을 증식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aggrandizement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phóng đại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆக்கிரமிப்புகளும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृद्धी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyütme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingrandimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aggrandizement
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звеличення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mărire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αύξησης της χώρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergroting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aggrandizement
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aggrandizement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aggrandizement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGGRANDIZEMENT»

The term «aggrandizement» is normally little used and occupies the 117.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGGRANDIZEMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aggrandizement» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aggrandizement» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aggrandizement

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QUOTES WITH «AGGRANDIZEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aggrandizement.
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Charles C. Mann
Historically, large-scale global trade has served two functions: 1) the exchange of goods between willing sellers and buyers described in Econ 101 textbooks; 2) as a tool of state aggrandizement, in which the private parties are stand-ins for governmental interests.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGGRANDIZEMENT»

Discover the use of aggrandizement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aggrandizement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Prussian Aggrandizement and English Policy. [Signed: E. D.]
PRUSSIAN AGGRANDIZEMENT AND ENGLISH POLICY. THE Prussian military operations have been so astoundingly successful, and are so evidently due to consummate strategy, admirable organization, and unrivalled bravery combined,  ...
E. D., 1870
2
Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
The distinction between self-aggrandizement and a legitimate interest in one's reputation is made along the same lines as ... If self-aggrandizement becomes the physician's goal, the interests of patients are subordinated to that goal, and ...
Laurence B. McCullough, Frank A. Chervenak, 1994
3
Peace Psychology in the Balkans: Dealing with a Violent Past ...
Threat and Self-Aggrandizement Integration: The Dual Process Cognitive- Motivational Theory Duckitt's (2001) dual process cognitive-motivational theory integrates threat and self-aggrandizement theories to account for individual differences ...
Olivera Simić, Zala Volčič, Catherine R. Philpot, 2012
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The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star
O how delusive is this spirit of individual aggrandizement ! How awful the effects it produces ! Ere the dreamy nations are aware, the prophecies will be fulfilled, and the earth burned, spoiled, desolated, and emptied ! Verily this individual ...
5
Measures for Clinical Practice and Research, Volume 1: ...
AUTHORS Norm O'Rourke and Philippe Cappeliez DESCRIPTION The 18-item MAS was designed to assess the extent to which couples engage in marital aggrandizement or biased responses about their marriage. Marital aggrandizement is ...
Kevin Corcoran, Joel Fischer, 2013
6
Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought: Critical Assessments
Hegel clearly conceives the passion for self-aggrandizement as a kind of fanaticism, a condition in which the individual is driven compulsively by forces within him over which he has no control and can exercise no restraint. These men, he says ...
Bob Jessop, Charlie Malcolm-Brown, Russell Wheatley, 1990
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Executing the Constitution: Putting the President Back Into ...
SIX. The. “Protective. Return”. Pocket. Veto: Presidential. Aggrandizement. of. Constitutional. Power. Robert J. Spitzer In recent decades,1 students of the presidency have debated with no little fervor the extent to which the institution has ...
Christopher S. Kelley
8
Garlic Capital of the World: Gilroy, Garlic, and the Making ...
Aggrandizement. and. the. Commodification. of. Place. In 1978, Gilroy's image makers put a clever positive spin on their garlicky reputation by declaring Gilroy as the Garlic Capital of the World. To kick off their capital campaign, they organized ...
Pauline Adema, 2009
9
A Companion to the Roman Republic
A large part of what makes one Roman is the alignment of one's own personal self-aggrandizement with the larger aggrandizement of Rome (see also Chapters 17 and 23). In Cato's extreme presentation this reflects a tension within Roman ...
Nathan Rosenstein, Robert Morstein-Marx, 2011
10
The Louisiana Purchase: A Historical and Geographical ...
TREATY OF SAN ILDEFONSO (OCTOBER 1, 1800) Preliminary and Secret Treaty between the French Republic and His Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, Concerning the Aggrandizement of His Royal Highness the Infant Duke of Parma in ...
Junius P. Rodriguez, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGGRANDIZEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aggrandizement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Salter: Book offers look behind Barbour mystique
Books of this nature are usually exercises in self-aggrandizement. This one isn't. It's a true story about how a take-no-prisoners politician got ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»
2
Disastrous Fourth of July celebration in 1865
Local Civil War veterans were through with military aggrandizement. They'd killed fellow citizens, shed blood, seen brothers-at-arms die, had ... «Richmond, Jul 15»
3
Buhari's 30 Days In Office: Between Presidency And PDP
... seeking with an eye towards personal political aggrandizement. The thinking is that 30 days might just be too short a period to jump into such ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
4
Guru Gobind Singh – THE SAINT SOLDIER
The sword was never meant as a symbol of aggression, and it was never to be used for self-aggrandizement. It was the emblem of manliness ... «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»
5
Binay camp blames Roxas for MRT-3's woes
... failures in the DOTC,​ he got away with it and was even given the DILG, which he now uses for personal political aggrandizement,” he said. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
6
David W. Hegg: American responsibility of freedom
... British soldiers who had come to seize their weapons, “freedom” was release from restriction, not permission for personal aggrandizement. «Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jul 15»
7
What I'm Celebrating Instead of America's Birthday This Fourth of July
To me, that is an uncomfortable form of self-aggrandizement, even for one day a year. Especially when one considers the plethora of ... «GOOD Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Showdown in The Hague
It used to be alone in standing up to Chinese aggrandizement. Not anymore. China questions the Court's jurisdiction, and has sent word that it ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
9
City conflict of interest case dismissed; Ghilcig to pay $7500 in legal …
... the applicant could report, to use as a springboard to attract readers to his website or for his own self-aggrandizement,” the lawyer added. «Cornwall Newswatch, Jul 15»
10
Only one who loves Chris Christie ... is Chris Christie
... one layer of Saran wrap — operates on a default playground-bully level of self-gratification, self-aggrandizement and opponent-punishment. «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Aggrandizement [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/aggrandizement>. May 2024 ».
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