Cause+to+grow

  • 1cause to grow — index develop, extend (enlarge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2grow — [grō] vi. grew, grown, growing [ME growen < OE growan, akin to ON grōa, OHG gruoen < IE base * ghrō , to grow, turn green > GREEN, GRASS] 1. to come into being or be produced naturally; spring up; sprout 2. to exist as living vegetation; …

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  • 3Grow — (gr[=o]), v. t. To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. Macaulay. Syn: To raise; to cultivate. See {Raise}, v. t., 3. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4grow — grō vb, grew grü; grown grōn; grow·ing vi 1 a) to spring up and develop to maturity b) to be able to grow in some place or situation c) to assume some relation through or as if through a process of natural growth <the cut edges of the wound… …

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  • 5grow — [c]/groʊ / (say groh) verb (grew, grown, growing) –verb (i) 1. to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance. 2. to arise or issue as from a germ, stock, or… …

  • 6grow out — transitive verb : to cause to grow toward or arrive at maturity grow out a steer • grow out of * * * ˌgrow ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they …

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  • 7grow — [[t]groʊ[/t]] v. grew, grown, grow•ing 1) dvl to increase in size by a natural process of development 2) to come into being and develop: a plant that grows wild here[/ex] 3) cry to form and increase in size by a process of inorganic accretion, as …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8grow — growable, adj. /groh/, v., grew, grown, growing. v.i. 1. to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance. 2. to form and increase in size by a process of inorganic… …

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  • 9grow — verb (grew; grown; growing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grōwan; akin to Old High German gruowan to grow Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to spring up and develop to maturity b. to be able to grow in some place or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10grow — v 1. increase, fill out, expand, develop, enlarge, swell, wax, become greater or larger; add to, augment, reinforce, supplement; double, triple, quadruple, multiply; extend, distend, stretch, spread; widen, heighten, lengthen, deepen, thicken;… …

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