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