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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Q. How will godly acquaintance greaten my sin?—A.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
Secondly, this ideal of Imperial Britain will greaten and exalt the action of the soldier, hallowing the death on the battlefield with the attributes at once of the hero and the martyr.
From The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe by Cramb, J. A. (John Adam)
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)
Yes; In thy confessions thou must greaten and aggravate thy sin by all just circumstances.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
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.
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