"giantize" meaning in English

See giantize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: giantizes [present, singular, third-person], giantizing [participle, present], giantized [participle, past], giantized [past]
Etymology: From giant + -ize. Compare French géantiser. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|giant|ize}} giant + -ize, {{cog|fr|géantiser}} French géantiser Head templates: {{en-verb}} giantize (third-person singular simple present giantizes, present participle giantizing, simple past and past participle giantized)
  1. (transitive) To make giant or gigantic; to increase to huge proportions. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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    }
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        "To make giant or gigantic; to increase to huge proportions."
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        "(transitive) To make giant or gigantic; to increase to huge proportions."
      ],
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    }
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    },
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    },
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
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        "Pages with entries"
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        "To make giant or gigantic; to increase to huge proportions."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To make giant or gigantic; to increase to huge proportions."
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