Thesaurus: grow

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1. v. i. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.
2. v. i. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
3. v. i. To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.
4. v. i. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
5. v. i. To become attached of fixed; to adhere.
6. v. t. To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
7. v. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
8. v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
9. v. increase in size by natural process
10. v. cause to grow or develop
11. v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
12. v. come into existence; take on form or shape