greaten

Meaning

  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.

Translations

عظّم

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɹeɪtən/
Etymology

In summary

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

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