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greatens

greatens is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 greatens

What is greatens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Greatens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of greaten.

Words near greatens in the dictionary

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

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