engrandizement

noun

en·​gran·​dize·​ment

ə̇nˈgra(a)ndə̇zmənt,

en-,

-ˌdīz-;

ˈenˌgra(a)nˌdīz-,

ˌenˌgra(a)nˈdīz-

plural -s

: an act of engrandizing or the state of being engrandized

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