grow

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• intransitive verb To increase in size by a natural process.
• intransitive verb To expand; gain.
• intransitive verb To increase in amount or degree; intensify.
• intransitive verb To develop and reach maturity.
• intransitive verb To be capable of growth; thrive.
• intransitive verb To become attached by or as if by the process of growth.
• intransitive verb To come into existence from a source; spring up.
• intransitive verb To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become.
• intransitive verb To cause to grow; raise.
• intransitive verb To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process.
• intransitive verb Usage Problem To cause to increase or expand by concerted effort.
• idiom (grow out of) To develop or come into existence from.

from The Century Dictionary.

• Of a crystal, to develop or enlarge by the addition of molecules arranged in accordance with the laws of molecular attraction.
• To increase by a natural process of development or of enlargement, as a living organism or any of its parts; specifically, to increase by assimilation of nutriment, as animals or plants.
• To be enlarged or extended, in general; increase; wax: as, a growing reputation; to grow in grace or in beauty.
• To be changed from one state to another; become; be carried or extended, as to a condition or a result: as, to grow pale; to grow indifferent; to grow rich; the wind grew to a tempest.
• To become attached or conjoined by or as if by a process of growth.
• Nautical, to lead: as, the chain grows out on the port bow.
• To pass beyond or away from in development; leave behind; give up: as, to grow out of one's early beliefs or follies.
• To take root; spring up; arise: as, a hostile feeling grew up in the community.
• To cause to grow; cultivate; produce; raise: as, a farmer grows large quantities of wheat.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• transitive verb To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce
• intransitive verb 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.
• intransitive verb To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
• intransitive verb To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish.
• intransitive verb To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become.
• intransitive verb To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
• intransitive verb a device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope.
• intransitive verb covered with a growth.
• intransitive verb to issue from, as plants from the soil, or as a branch from the main stem; to result from.
• intransitive verb to arrive at full stature or maturity; as, grown up children.
• intransitive verb to close and adhere; to become united by growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• verb ergative To become bigger.
• verb intransitive To appear or sprout.
• verb transitive To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
• verb copulative To assume a condition or quality over time.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• verb cause to grow or develop
• verb pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
• verb come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
• verb grow emotionally or mature
• verb become attached by or as if by the process of growth
• verb become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
• verb come into existence; take on form or shape