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grow

Main Entry:: grow
Pronunciation:: \ˈgrō\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: grew \ˈgrü\ ; grown \ˈgrōn\ ; grow·ing

intransitive verb1 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 grew together>2: to increase in size by addition of material by assimilation into the living organism or by accretion in a nonbiological process (as crystallization)transitive verb: to cause to grow <grew bacteria in culture>

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