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grown [grohn] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
grow [groh]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become larger, evolve
Synonyms: abound, advance, age, amplify, arise, augment, become, branch out, breed, build, burgeon, burst forth, come, come to be, cultivate, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, fill out, flourish, gain, germinate, get bigger, get taller, heighten, increase, issue, luxuriate, maturate, mature, mount, multiply, originate, pop up, produce, propagate, pullulate, raise, ripen, rise, shoot*, spread, spring up, sprout, stem, stretch, swell, thicken, thrive, turn, vegetate, wax, widen
Antonyms: decline, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, reduce, stop, stunt
Main Entry: accrue
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: increase by addition or growth, often financial
Synonyms: accumulate, amass, build up, collect, enlarge, flow, gather, grow, increase
Notes: a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process
Antonyms: decrease, lose
Main Entry: accumulate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gather or amass something
Synonyms: accrue, acquire, add to, agglomerate, aggregate, amalgamate, assemble, bring together, cache, clean up, collect, collocate, compile, concentrate, cumulate, draw together, expand, gain, gather, grow, heap, heap together, hoard, incorporate, increase, load up, lump*, make a bundle, make a killing, mass, pile up, pile*, procure, profit, rack up, roll up, round up, scare up, stack up, stockpile, store, store up, swell, unite
Antonyms: disperse, dissipate, dwindle, lessen, lose, spend, squander, waste
Example Sentences
  • Rice is often grown in shallow puddles called paddies.
  • Beyond the hardiness range, the tree could be grown indoors.
  • Using tissue grown in a laboratory, researchers have engineered fully functional replacement penises.
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Main Entry: adult
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: being mature, fully grown
Synonyms: developed, grown, grown-up, of age, ripe, ripened
Antonyms: adolescent, infant
Main Entry: advance
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: increase in amount, number, or position
Synonyms: boost, break the bank, develop, elevate, enlarge, get fat, get rich, grade, grow, hit pay dirt, hit the jackpot, improve, magnify, make a killing, make out, multiply, pan out, prefer, prosper, raise, strike gold, strike it rich, thrive, up, upgrade, uplift
Antonyms: decrease, take back, withdraw
Main Entry: age
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become older
Synonyms: decline, deteriorate, develop, get along, grow, grow feeble, grow old, grow up, mature, mellow, push, put mileage on, ripen, wane
Main Entry: amount
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: equal, add up to
Synonyms: aggregate, approach, approximate, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, become, check with, come to, correspond, develop into, effect, extend, grow, match, mean, number, purport, reach, rival, sum, tally, total, touch
Main Entry: appreciate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: increase in worth
Synonyms: enhance, gain, grow, improve, inflate, raise the value of, rise
Antonyms: decrease, depreciate, lose value
Main Entry: augment
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make greater; improve
Synonyms: add to, aggrandize, amplify, beef up, boost, build, build up, compound, develop, enhance, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, inflate, intensify, magnify, mount, multiply, pad, piggyback, progress, raise, reinforce, strengthen, sweeten, swell, tag on
Antonyms: decrease, degrade
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