greaten
Meaning
- (intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To become great with child; become pregnant.
- (transitive) To make great; magnify; enlarge; increase.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɹeɪtən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English gretnen (“to become great, be pregnant”), equivalent to great + -en.
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