embiggenv.

Brit.

/ɪmˈbɪɡ(ə)n/,

/ɛmˈbɪɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈbɪɡ(ə)n/,

/ɛmˈbɪɡ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: em- prefix, big adj., -en suffix⁵.

Etymology: < em- prefix + big adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare biggen v.Originally (in quot. 1884) translating ancient Greek μεγαλύνειν to make great, magnify (as used in Hellenistic Greek in Acts 5: 32). Quot. 1996 apparently shows an independent re-formation. Attributed to Dan Greaney by Bill Oakley in his commentary included in the 2005 DVD reissue of Series 7 of the U.S. animated sitcom The Simpsons (with reference to the episode cited in quot. 1996). Compare cromulent adj.

transitive. To make bigger or greater, to enlarge.Now frequently used humorously or ironically in recognition of its use as an invented word in the television programme The Simpsons (see quot. 1996). Cf. cromulent adj.

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1884 Notes & Queries 16 Aug. 135/2 Are there not..barbarous verbs in all languages? ἀλλ᾽ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός, but the people magnified them, to make great or embiggen, if we may invent an English parallel as ugly.

1996 J. Collier et al. Simpsons (transcribed from TV programme) 7th Ser. Episode 16 [Jebediah Springfield, in film] A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man... [Mrs. Krabappel, in audience] Embiggens? Hm, I never heard that word before I moved to Springfield.

1998 Daily Herald (Chicago) 20 Nov. vi. 43/4 The current topic..focuses on ‘The Amazing Colossal Man’ and the pros and cons of being ‘embiggened’.

2008 @GreyDuck 28 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I'm glad that I could help embiggen your vocabulary.

2014 Irish Times (Nexis) 24 Sept. (Motors section) 10 You can embiggen or shrink them as you need with just one button.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	embiggen
释义	embiggenv. Brit. /ɪmˈbɪɡ(ə)n/, /ɛmˈbɪɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ᵻmˈbɪɡ(ə)n/, /ɛmˈbɪɡ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: em- prefix, big adj., -en suffix⁵. Etymology: < em- prefix + big adj. + -en suffix⁵. Compare biggen v.Originally (in quot. 1884) translating ancient Greek μεγαλύνειν to make great, magnify (as used in Hellenistic Greek in Acts 5: 32). Quot. 1996 apparently shows an independent re-formation. Attributed to Dan Greaney by Bill Oakley in his commentary included in the 2005 DVD reissue of Series 7 of the U.S. animated sitcom The Simpsons (with reference to the episode cited in quot. 1996). Compare cromulent adj. transitive. To make bigger or greater, to enlarge.Now frequently used humorously or ironically in recognition of its use as an invented word in the television programme The Simpsons (see quot. 1996). Cf. cromulent adj. ΚΠ 1884 Notes & Queries 16 Aug. 135/2 Are there not..barbarous verbs in all languages? ἀλλ᾽ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός, but the people magnified them, to make great or embiggen, if we may invent an English parallel as ugly. 1996 J. Collier et al. Simpsons (transcribed from TV programme) 7th Ser. Episode 16 [Jebediah Springfield, in film] A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man... [Mrs. Krabappel, in audience] Embiggens? Hm, I never heard that word before I moved to Springfield. 1998 Daily Herald (Chicago) 20 Nov. vi. 43/4 The current topic..focuses on ‘The Amazing Colossal Man’ and the pros and cons of being ‘embiggened’. 2008 @GreyDuck 28 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I'm glad that I could help embiggen your vocabulary. 2014 Irish Times (Nexis) 24 Sept. (Motors section) 10 You can embiggen or shrink them as you need with just one button. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1884
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