noun (n)

• the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something(noun.act)

  Example:
  The aggrandizement of the king.
  

  Synonym:
  aggrandisement, elevation
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.(noun)

  source: webster1913