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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"

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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"

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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"

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develop development cut ancylose undergrow exfoliate vegetate vegetate twin bourgeon

4)	cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"

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develop development agriculturist vegetate rotate swell germinate root

5)	develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

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maturate mature

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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"

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arise develop originate rise spring_up uprise

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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"

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farm produce raise

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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"

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acquire develop get produce

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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"

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change development outgrow make

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become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"

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