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grow

v. increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"

turn, grow

v. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"

grow, cause to grow

v. cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"

grow, develop

v. 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"

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

raise, farm, produce, grow

v. 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"

produce, get, grow, develop, acquire

v. 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"

grow, mature, maturate, undergo maturation, grow mature

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

old, older

adj. old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"

elder, big, older

adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

aged, senior, older, elderly

adj. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"

elder, senior, older, sr.

adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

bloom, flower, blossom

v. produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

blossom, unfold, blossom forth, blossom out

v. develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"

bud, develop buds

v. develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"

advance, gain

v. rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"

spread, diffuse, spread out, fan out

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

progress, build, work up, build up, form steadily

v. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

grow, mature, maturate, undergo maturation, grow mature

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

manifold, multiply, combine by multiplication, increase by multiplication

v. combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"

find, get, receive, obtain

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

obtain, secure, procure

v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

bear, birth, have, deliver, birthe, give birth to, give birth

v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

burgeon

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

result, ensue

v. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

aged, of age

adj. having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age"

aged, senior, older, elderly

adj. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"

patriarchal

adj. characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

old, older

adj. old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"

patriarchal

adj. characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

creep, grow over

v. grow in such a way as to cover (a building); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings"

grow up

v. become an adult

bush out, grow outward

v. grow outward; "the plant quickly bushed out"

twine, grow upward

v. grow upward

full-fledged, fully fledged

adj. (of persons e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party"

initiate, initiated

adj. introduced to something new

knowledgeable about

adj. thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience

practiced, practised

adj. skillful after much practice

veteran, seasoned, veteranlike

adj. rendered competent through trial and experience; "troops seasoned in combat"; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"

advanced, ripe

adj. far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"

aged, of age

adj. having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age"

aging, ageing, senescent

adj. growing old

ancient

adj. very old; "an ancient mariner"

anile

adj. of or like a feeble old woman

centenarian

adj. being at least 100 years old

gaga, doddering, senile

adj. mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"

retired, emeritus

adj. honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive

gray, grey, hoar, hoary, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed

adj. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"

nonagenarian

adj. being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"

octogenarian

adj. being from 80 to 89 years old

oldish

adj. somewhat elderly

superannuated, overage, overaged

adj. too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope

retired, superannuated

adj. discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension; "a superannuated civil servant"

sexagenarian

adj. being from 60 to 69 years old; "the sexagenarian population is growing"

venerable

adj. impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

year-old

adj. having reached an age as specified: "a two-year-old toddler"

major

adj. of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"

precedential

adj. having precedence (especially because of longer service); "precedential treatment for senior members of the firm"

superior, ranking, higher-ranking

adj. having a higher rank; "superior officer"

reduce, deoxidize, deoxidise, remove oxygen from

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

contract, shrink, draw together

v. become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

reduce, deoxidize, deoxidise, remove oxygen from

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

little, younger

adj. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"

young, immature

adj. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"

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