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grow

grow \'gro-\ \'gru:\ \'gro-n\ \'gro-(-*)r\ vb or grew;  or grown or 
   grow.ing [ME growen, fr. OE gro-wan; akin to OHG gruowan to grow] 1a: to 
   spring up and develop to maturity  1b: to be able to grow in some place or 
   situation {trees that ~ on ly in the tropics} 1c: to assume some relation 
   through or as if through a process of natural  growth {a tree with limbs 
   grown together} {ferns ~ing from the rocks} 2a: to increase in size by 
   addition of material either by assimilation int o the living organism or by 
   accretion in a natural inorganic process (as crystallization) 2b: INCREASE, 
   EXPAND {~s in wisdom}  3a: RESULT, ORIGINATE  3b: to come into existence : 
   ARISE  4a: to pass into a condition : BECOME {grew pale}  4b: to obtain 
   influence {habit ~s on a man}  1: to cause to grow : PRODUCE {~ wheat}  2: 
   to become covered or surrounded with vegetation  3: DEVELOP  - grow.er n