αυξάνω — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grow verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
- hypertrophy noun An increase in the size of a tissue or organ caused by its cells growing larger rather than multiplying — in everyday use, the growth of muscle in response to training.
- increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
- rise verb To move upward or increase.
Senses
αυξάνω is used for these senses in English:
- grow (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
- hypertrophy (intransitive) Of a tissue or organ, to increase in size.
- increase (intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
- increase (transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
- rise (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
grow — full definition
- verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
- verb To develop or mature, physically or personally.
- verb To cultivate plants or cause them to develop.
- verb To gradually come to have a quality or feeling.
hypertrophy — full definition
- noun An increase in the size of a tissue or organ caused by its cells growing larger rather than multiplying — in everyday use, the growth of muscle in response to training.
- verb To grow larger through such an increase in cell size.
- noun Excessive or disproportionate growth of anything, used figuratively.