verb
embiggen
Embiggen (verb) means to enlarge; to make or become bigger.
verb
1
To enlarge; to make or become bigger.
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Etymology
From em- + biggen or big + em- -en, possibly analogous to belittle. The morphology parallels that of enlarge (en- + large) or embolden (em- + bold + -en). The verb's first recorded use is in an 1884 edition of the British journal Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc. by C. A. Ward (see quotation below). The word’s current popularity follows its deployment as an intentionally ungainly form by television writer Dan Greaney for The Simpsons episode “Lisa the Iconoclast” in 1996.
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What is the meaning of embiggen?
"embiggen" (verb) means to enlarge; to make or become bigger.