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
- (intransitive, obsolete) To become great with child; become pregnant.
- (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
- greatens
- greatening
- greatened
Antonyms for greaten
Common opposites include decrease, lessen.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aggrandize, engrandize, enlarge, increase, giantize, dilate.
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