greaten

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡɹeɪtən/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To become great or large; increase; dilate. intransitive
  2. To become great with child; become pregnant. intransitive,obsolete
  3. To make great; magnify; enlarge; increase. transitive
    — one studies how how to please his prince, the other how to greaten and secure him.

词形变化

greatens present,singular,third-person greatening participle,present greatened participle,past greatened past

词汇关系

反义词
decrease lessen
相关词
engreaten

词源

From Middle English gretnen (“to become great, be pregnant”), equivalent to great + -en.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary