Biggen

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make something larger in size or extent; to increase in magnitude or proportion; to cause an object or concept to grow beyond its original dimensions
2. The act of expanding or enlarging a physical or abstract entity; enhancing the scale or volume of something; augmenting dimensions beyond the initial measurement
3. Describing the process of amplifying or escalating size or capacity; promoting growth in an item or idea; extending boundaries to achieve greater magnitude

Etymology: "Biggen" is about as plain as English word-building gets: the adjective "big" with the verb-forming suffix "-en," the same ending found in "widen," "deepen," "harden," and "strengthen." Attaching "-en" to an adjective turns it into a verb meaning "to make (something) have that quality," so "biggen" means to make something big or bigger. The "-en" suffix itself is old, coming down from Old English, where verbs were regularly formed this way from adjectives and nouns. It is still productive in English, which is why new-looking verbs like this one can be built on the spot from ordinary adjectives.