| Main Entry: |
grow |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
become larger, evolve |
Synonyms: |
abound,
advance,
age,
amplify,
arise,
augment,
become, branch out,
breed,
build,
burgeon, burst forth, come, come to be,
cultivate,
develop, dilate,
enlarge,
expand,
extend, fill out,
flourish,
gain, germinate, get bigger, get taller,
heighten,
increase,
issue, luxuriate, maturate, mature,
mount,
multiply,
originate, pop up,
produce,
propagate, pullulate,
raise, ripen,
rise,
shoot*,
spread, spring up,
sprout,
stem,
stretch,
swell, thicken,
thrive,
turn, vegetate, wax, widen
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Antonyms: |
decline, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, reduce, stop, stunt
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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