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MAKE GROW
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
Example:
He developed a new kind of apple
Synonyms:
develop; make grow
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "make grow" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Cause:
grow (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain)
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
Verb group:
build up; develop (change the use of and make available or usable)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "make grow"):
grow (cause to grow or develop)
work out; work up (come up with)
elaborate; work out (work out in detail)
foliate (grow leaves)
check; condition; discipline; train (develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
