He gives a lot of money to charity, but personal aggrandizement is his motive. 他捐了很多钱给慈善机构,但他的动机却是为了提高个人的地位。
We believe she is merely working for her own aggrandizement.
This is not a war of conquest or national aggrandizement.
Related word: aggrandize
See also: self-aggrandizement