What does greaten mean?
Greaten means (intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate..
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/ˈɡɹeɪtən/ · verb
(intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate..
one studies how how to please his prince, the other how to greaten and secure him.
No blushes! all my body's blood / Has gone to greaten this poor heart, / That, loving, we may part.
Use greaten when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Greaten means (intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include decrease, lessen.
one studies how how to please his prince, the other how to greaten and secure him.
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