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 Sir Richard Francis Burton
We love to think that Alfred's wars were not to greaten himself, but to set his country free.
From Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days by Emily Hickey
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 Paul W. Fairman
Then do I greaten with the pride of life.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by Jack London
Eternal God, I thank thee for all the sterling elements that greaten the individual life.
From Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration by Margaret Bird Steinmetz
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