greaten
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English gretnen (“to become great, be pregnant”), equivalent to great + -en.
Pronunciation [edit]
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greaten (third-person singular simple present greatens, present participle greatening, simple past and past participle greatened)
- (intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To become great with child; become pregnant.
- (transitive) To make great; magnify; enlarge; increase.
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- A favourite's business is to please his king, a minister's to greaten and exalt him.
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