1N-UNCOUNT (权势、财富、地位的)扩大,增加,提高 If someone does something for aggrandizement, they do it in order to get power, wealth, and importance for themselves. (权势、财富、地位的)扩大,增加,提高 [formal, disapproval]
It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement.