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Sense: Verb: enlarge

Synonyms:

enlarge , expand , swell , widen , dilate, spread , increase in size, stretch

Antonyms:

shrink , deflate, compress, contract , decrease , lessen, decline , diminish

Sense: Verb: get bigger - people and animals

Synonyms:

get bigger, get taller, grow up, shoot up

Sense: Verb: sprout - plants

Synonyms:

sprout , shoot up, germinate, spring up

Sense: Verb: start to feel - followed by an adjective

Synonyms:

become , start to feel, begin to feel, start feeling, begin feeling, get , start to be

Antonyms:

stagnate, linger, stay , remain

Sense: Verb: become - usually followed by 'into'

Synonyms:

become , turn , change , transform , metamorphose

Antonyms:

regress, preserve , degenerate, deteriorate, revert

Sense: Verb: cultivate

Synonyms:

cultivate, farm , raise , rear , husband (archaic)

Antonyms:

wither , die , shrivel, wilt, decay , kill

Sense: Verb: prosper

Synonyms:

prosper, thrive , flourish , make strides, boom , improve , progress , burgeon, succeed , be successful

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