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grow [v]
 
1)pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
    Synonyms :turn 
    See Also: change_state  change  emergence  turn  bald  turn 
 
2)become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: increase  growth  creep  grow_up  hypertrophy  climb  enlarge  augment  vegetate  mushroom  outgrow  grow_over  stretch  develop  expand  boom  proliferate  lengthen  branch  burgeon  root  prove  expand 
 
3)increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: develop  development  cut  ancylose  undergrow  exfoliate  vegetate  vegetate  twin  bourgeon 
 
4)cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: develop  development  agriculturist  vegetate  rotate  swell  germinate  root 
 
5)develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
    Synonyms :maturate mature 
    See Also: age  develop  growth  development  maturation  ripen  find  grow_up 
 
6)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"
    Synonyms :arise develop originate rise spring_up uprise 
    See Also: become  emergence  inception  creation  develop  resurge  come_forth  come  swell  head 
 
7)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"
    Synonyms :farm produce raise 
    See Also: cultivate  agriculture  garden_truck  farm  farmer  agriculturist  growth  carry  overproduce  keep 
 
8)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"
    Synonyms :acquire develop get produce 
    See Also: change  acquiring  development  feather  regrow  spring  sprout  stool  leaf  pod  teethe  pupate  get_up  cut  acquire 
 
9)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"
    Synonyms :develop 
    See Also: change  development  outgrow  make 
 
10)become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: change 
 




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