greaten
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of greaten
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at great, -en 1
Example Sentences
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So he lifted up his hands to heaven and said, "O Allah, greaten my yard and magnify it."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
A name Whose fame 't were hard to greaten, and that lays On him who bears it a great obligation.
From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean
As the tree has but one basic urge—to grow and greaten; the flower but one desire—to bloom, to improve; to assert itself through evolution and become better.
From The Beasts in the Void by Fairman, Paul W.
Eternal God, I thank thee for all the sterling elements that greaten the individual life.
From Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration by Steinmetz, Margaret Bird
The persons upon the stage, let us say, greaten till they are humanity itself.
From The Cutting of an Agate by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
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