I . v. n.
1.
Enlarge, increase, expand, swell, extend, be augmented, become ( by degrees ) greater or larger.
2.
Vegetate, sprout, germinate, shoot, bourgeon, pullulate, put forth, shoot up, spring up.
3.
Advance, improve, wax, extend, swell, make progress, make improvement.
4.
Become, wax, come to be, get to be.
5.
Adhere, become attached, get fastened.
II . v. a.
Raise, produce, cultivate.