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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
embiggen .
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Another perfectly cromulent word embiggens the English language.
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At one point Goldacre used the word "embiggens" showing his Simpsons fan/geek credentials!
Archive 2009-09-01 Mark Reckons 2009
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At one point Goldacre used the word "embiggens" showing his Simpsons fan/geek credentials!
"Science reporting: Is it good for you?" - event review - Ben Goldacre and Lord Drayson debate (#SciDebate, @BenGoldacre) Mark Reckons 2009
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I believe the word you're looking for is "embiggens".
Kuklas Korner 2009
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“A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man”, indeed…
WORLDWIDE PREVALENCE OF MALE CIRCUMCISION » Sociological Images 2009
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All I know is that having mentees embiggens even the smallest man.
The Volokh Conspiracy » How New Words Often Come About: 2007
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Personally, I think this kind of diligence embiggens the whole enterprise.
My Wikipedia Article is Perfectly Cromulent, Thank You Very Much « Whatever 2007
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Beyond beyond beyond "Beyond embiggens and cromulent"
The Simpsons ILuvNUFC 2006
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I believe that clicking on any of the photos embiggens them. posted by Emma Goldman at 10/09/2005 11:38:00 AM
What counts as slacking, really? Emma Goldman 2005
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I believe that clicking on any of the photos embiggens them. posted by Emma Goldman at 10/09/2005 11:38:00 AM
Archive 2005-10-01 Emma Goldman 2005
four_degrees commented on the word embiggens
From "The Simpsons"
means to improve, or make more significant, make something seem bigger.
"The noblest soul embiggens the even the smallest man"
-Jedediah Springfield
June 9, 2009