cresco — meaning in English

English meaning

• grow verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
• wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.

Senses

cresco is used for these senses in English:

• grow (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
• grow (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
• wax (intransitive, literary) To greaten.

grow — full definition

1. verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
2. verb To develop or mature, physically or personally.
3. verb To cultivate plants or cause them to develop.
4. verb To gradually come to have a quality or feeling.

wax — full definition

1. noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.
2. verb To coat or polish something with wax.
3. verb To remove hair by applying and pulling off a layer of wax.
4. verb Of the moon, to appear larger each night, building toward a full moon.
5. verb To become or grow into a specified state, especially in the phrase "wax and wane."

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