grow
English Thesaurus
1. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | regrow, |
| definition | : | grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | spring, |
| definition | : | develop suddenly (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | sprout, stock, |
| definition | : | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | stool, tiller, |
| definition | : | grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | leaf, |
| definition | : | produce leaves, of plants (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | pod, |
| definition | : | produce pods, of plants (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | teethe, |
| definition | : | grow teeth; cut the baby teeth (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | pupate, |
| definition | : | develop into a pupa (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | cut, |
| definition | : | have grow through the gums (verb.body) |
2. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | bald, |
| definition | : | grow bald; lose hair on one's head (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | turn, |
| definition | : | change color (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | change state, turn, |
| definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
3. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | become bigger or greater in amount (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | hypertrophy, |
| definition | : | undergo hypertrophy (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | climb, go up, rise, |
| definition | : | increase in value or to a higher point (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | enlarge, |
| definition | : | become larger or bigger (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | augment, |
| definition | : | grow or intensify (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | grow or spread abnormally (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | mushroom, |
| definition | : | grow and spread fast (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | stretch, |
| definition | : | become longer by being stretched and pulled (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | develop, |
| definition | : | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | expand, |
| definition | : | become larger in size or volume or quantity (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | proliferate, |
| definition | : | grow rapidly (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | lengthen, |
| definition | : | become long or longer (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | burgeon, |
| definition | : | grow and flourish (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | root, |
| definition | : | take root and begin to grow (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | prove, rise, |
| definition | : | increase in volume (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | expand, spread out, |
| definition | : | extend in one or more directions (verb.motion) |
4. increase in size by natural process (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | develop, |
| definition | : | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | cut, |
| definition | : | grow through the gums (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | undergrow, |
| definition | : | grow below something (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | exfoliate, |
| definition | : | grow by producing or unfolding leaves (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | grow like a plant (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | produce vegetation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | twin, |
| definition | : | grow as twins (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | grow, |
| definition | : | cause to grow or develop (verb.change) |
5. cause to grow or develop (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | develop, make grow, |
| definition | : | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | vegetate, |
| definition | : | establish vegetation on (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | culture, |
| definition | : | grow in a special preparation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | rotate, |
| definition | : | plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | swell, |
| definition | : | cause to become swollen (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | germinate, |
| definition | : | cause to grow or sprout (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | root, |
| definition | : | cause to take roots (verb.change) |
| cause | : | grow, |
| definition | : | increase in size by natural process (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | grow, |
| definition | : | increase in size by natural process (verb.change) |
6. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | develop, |
| definition | : | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | ripen, |
| definition | : | grow ripe (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | find, find oneself, |
| definition | : | accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | grow up, |
| definition | : | become an adult (verb.social) |
7. become attached by or as if by the process of growth (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
8. grow emotionally or mature (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | outgrow, |
| definition | : | grow too large or too mature for (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | make, |
| definition | : | develop into (verb.change) |
9. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | cultivate, |
| definition | : | foster the growth of (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | carry, |
| definition | : | bear (a crop) (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | overproduce, |
| definition | : | produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | keep, |
| definition | : | raise (verb.stative) |
10. come into existence; take on form or shape (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | become, |
| definition | : | come into existence (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | resurge, |
| definition | : | rise again (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | come forth, emerge, |
| definition | : | happen or occur as a result of something (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | come, follow, |
| definition | : | to be the product or result (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | swell, well up, |
| definition | : | come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things) (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | head, |
| definition | : | take its rise (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | develop, |
| definition | : | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest (verb.change) |
11. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body)
| derivation | : | acquiring, getting, |
| definition | : | the act of acquiring something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
12. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
13. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain (verb.change)
| also | : | grow up, |
| definition | : | become an adult (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | growth, increase, increment, |
| definition | : | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important (noun.process) |
14. increase in size by natural process (verb.change)
| derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
15. cause to grow or develop (verb.change)
| derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
16. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change)
| derivation | : | growth, |
| definition | : | a progression from simpler to more complex forms (noun.process) |
17. grow emotionally or mature (verb.change)
| derivation | : | development, evolution, |
| definition | : | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process) |
18. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | farm, |
| definition | : | workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | growth, |
| definition | : | vegetation that has grown (noun.group) |
19. come into existence; take on form or shape (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | inception, origin, origination, |
| definition | : | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events (noun.event) |
20. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body)
| derivation | : | acquiring, getting, |
| definition | : | the act of acquiring something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
21. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become (verb.change)
22. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain (verb.change)
| also | : | grow up, |
| definition | : | become an adult (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | growth, increase, increment, |
| definition | : | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important (noun.process) |
23. increase in size by natural process (verb.change)
| derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
24. cause to grow or develop (verb.change)
| derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
25. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change)
| derivation | : | growth, |
| definition | : | a progression from simpler to more complex forms (noun.process) |
26. grow emotionally or mature (verb.change)
| derivation | : | development, evolution, |
| definition | : | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process) |
27. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | farm, |
| definition | : | workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | growth, |
| definition | : | vegetation that has grown (noun.group) |
28. come into existence; take on form or shape (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | inception, origin, origination, |
| definition | : | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events (noun.event) |
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