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greatened

greatened is the simple past and past participle of greaten.

Meaning of greaten

Verb

greaten (third-person singular simple present greatens, present participle greatening, simple past and past participle greatened)

  1. (intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To become great with child; become pregnant.
  3. (transitive) To make great; magnify; enlarge; increase.
    • one studies how how to please his prince, the other how to greaten and secure him.1685, Thomas Ken, sermon preached […] at Whitehall

Questions about greatened

What is greatened the simple past and past participle of?
Greatened is the simple past and past participle of greaten.

Words near greatened in the dictionary

  1. greatcoat
  2. greatcoated
  3. greatcoats
  4. greate
  5. greaten
  6. greatened
  7. greatening
  8. greatens
  9. greater
  10. Greater Accra
  11. greater adjutant

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