What does "greaten" mean?
Greaten: To make great; to aggrandize; to cause to increase in size; to expand. [R.] A minister's [business] is to greaten and exalt [his king]. Ken.
Additional senses
- 2.To become large; to dilate. [R.] My blue eyes greatening in the looking-glass. Mrs. Browning.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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