EMBIGGEN

Etymology

Verb

embiggen (third-person singular simple present embiggens, present participle embiggening, simple past and past participle embiggened)

(nonstandard, now jocular, transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.

Synonyms: swell, aggrandize, bigger, enlarge

Antonyms: ensmallen, debigulate, shrink, diminish, belittle

(nonstandard, jocular, intransitive) To enlarge or grow; to become bigger.

Synonyms: swell, grow

Antonyms: shrink, contract, diminish

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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