greaten

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gretnen (“to become great, be pregnant”), equivalent to great +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeɪtən/ Rhymes: -eɪtən === Verb === greaten (third-person singular simple present greatens, present participle greatening, simple past and past participle greatened) (intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate. (intransitive, obsolete) To become great with child; become pregnant. (transitive) To make great; magnify; enlarge; increase. ==== Antonyms ==== decrease, lessen ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== engreaten === Anagrams === grantee, negater, reagent, rentage, reägent