Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Self-aggrandizement /sĕl'-făg'-rən-dīzˌ-mənt/ · Self·-ag·gran·dize·ment · IPA /sˈɛlfˈæɡrəndˌaɪzmənt/ 01 n. The aggrandizement of one's self. 1. The aggrandizement of one's self.