v. i. | 1. | To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; - said of animals and vegetables and their organs. | |||||||||
2. | To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue. | ||||||||||
3. | To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; | ||||||||||
4. | To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; | ||||||||||
5. | To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
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v. t. | 1. | To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; |