Definition: To make bigger or more expansive. (Merriam-Webster)
Sample usage: "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man." (Jebediah Springfield)
Popularity: The word made its most notable appearance in the above quote from a 1996 "Simpsons" episode, so it's not exactly new. But Merriam-Webster has welcomed it into the official dictionary, so it's now a bonafide word. You know what this means, right? Cromulent in 2019, that's what it means.
JAMES LILEKS
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