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

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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