GROW

v. 1 flourish, develop, increase, become larger or greater, enlarge, wax, swell, expand, broaden, thicken, spread, lengthen, multiply, burgeon or bourgeon, thrive, luxuriate, prosper, mature, ripen, bloom, flower, blossom, fructify, bear or yield fruit The seeds he had planted grew abundantly The population continues to grow. 2 develop, evolve, arise, issue, stem, spring (up), originate A great friendship grew out of their association 3 plant, cultivate, breed, nurture, raise, propagate, produce; sow Cathcart grows sorghum where he used to grow alfalfa 4 become, get I am growing fonder of you every day, Abbie 5 grow on. get or become accepted by, come or begin to be liked by, to gain or increase in interest or attraction to, become more pleasing to I didn't like her at first, but she grows on you 6 grow up. mature, reach or attain maturity or adulthood, come of age, reach one's majority Those who grew up in the Great Depression knew real poverty