greaten

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greaten

  • /ˈɡɹeɪtən/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪtən

Where it comes from

From Middle English gretnen (“to become great, be pregnant”), equivalent to great + -en.

verb greatens · greatening · greatened

  1. intransitive To become great or large; increase; dilate.
  2. intransitive, obsolete To become great with child; become pregnant.
  3. transitive To make great; magnify; enlarge; increase. one studies how how to please his prince, the other how to greaten and secure him.

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