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aggrandizement

aggrandizement - noun

  1. The act of increasing or rising: amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See increase.
  2. The act of raising to a high position or status or the condition of being so raised: apotheosis, elevation, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification. See rise.