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(verb) come to have, of physical features and attributes; "He grew a beard"; The patient developed abdominal pains"; I got funny spots all over my body" |
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Synonyms: acquire, develop, get, produce |
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Related Words: change, cut, feather, fledge, get up, leaf, pod, pupate, spring, sprout, stool, teeth, teethe, tiller, work up |
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(verb) become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
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Related Words: augment, boom, build up, burgeon, climb, develop, enlarge, expand, flourish, get ahead, go up, grow over, hypertrophy, increase, lengthen, mushroom, outgrow, overgrow, proliferate, prosper, prove, rise, spread out, stretch, thrive |
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(verb) increase in size by natural process; of living matter, such as plants and animals; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees" |
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Related Words: ancylose, ankylose, bourgeon, burgeon forth, cut, develop, exfoliate, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud, twin, undergrow, vegetate |
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(verb) cause to grow or develop: "He grows vegetables in his backyard" |
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Related Words: swell, vegetate |
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(verb) become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together" |
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Related Words: change |
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(verb) cultivate by growing; often involves 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" |
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Synonyms: farm, produce, raise |
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Related Words: carry, cultivate, overproduce |
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(verb) pass into a condition gradually, become;"The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" |
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Synonyms: turn |
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Related Words: bald, change |
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(verb) grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten" |
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Synonyms: develop |
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Related Words: change, make, outgrow |
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(verb) develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" |
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Synonyms: maturate, mature |
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Related Words: develop, find oneself, grow up, ripen |
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(verb) come into existence or develop: "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" |
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Synonyms: arise, develop, originate, rise, spring up |
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Related Words: become, come, come forth, emerge, follow, swell, well up |
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