ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Greaten

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɡɹeɪtən/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Greaten is a verb meaning (intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate.

Meaning

(intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate.

More Meanings

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To become great with child; become pregnant.
  2. (transitive) To make great; magnify; enlarge; increase.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

Antonyms for greaten

Common opposites include decrease, lessen.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include aggrandize, engrandize, enlarge, increase, giantize, dilate.

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