Etymology

greaten

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Today it means: To become great or large; increase; dilate. Full definition →

Middle English gretnen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromgretnen“to become great, be pregnant”
  2. English todaygreaten

From Middle English gretnen (“to become great, be pregnant”), equivalent to great + -en.

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