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Grow| Verb | 1. | grow - pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" bald - grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" turn - change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" | | | 2. | grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"hypertrophy - undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids" go up, rise, climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" augment - grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented" vegetate - grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed" mushroom - grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed" stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly" proliferate - grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area" lengthen - become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen" branch, ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" burgeon - grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population" root - take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly" prove, rise - increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" grow over, creep - grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings" | | | 3. | grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" undergrow - grow below something; "The moss undergrew the stone patio" exfoliate - grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate" vegetate - grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously" vegetate - produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously" grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" twin - grow as twins; "twin crystals" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" | | | 4. | grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees" vegetate - establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house" rotate - plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil" make grow, develop - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" swell - cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood" germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" root - cause to take roots | | | 5. | grow - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"ripen - grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July" find oneself, find - accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" | | | 6. | grow - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly"; become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration" resurge - rise again; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years" come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" well up, swell - as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" head - take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" | | | 7. | grow - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" | | | 8. | grow - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"fledge, feather - grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" regrow - grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury" spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak" sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" tiller, stool - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers leaf - produce leaves, of plants pod - produce pods, of plants teethe - grow teeth; cut the baby teeth; "The little one is teething now" pupate - develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate" cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" develop, evolve, acquire - gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" | | | 9. | grow - grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" outgrow - grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes" make - develop into; "He will make a splendid father!" | | | 10. | grow - become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
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