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–verb (used with object)
1.
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
–verb (used without object)
2.
to become greater.
Origin:
1325–75;
ME;
see
great
,
-en
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great·en
(grāt'n)
tr. & intr.v.
great·ened
,
great·en·ing
,
great·ens
Archaic
To make or become great or greater.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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