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Exalt vs Grow - What's the difference?

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Exalt is a related term of grow.


In lang=en terms the difference between exalt and grow

is that exalt is to honor; to hold in high esteem while grow is to cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.

As verbs the difference between exalt and grow

is that exalt is to honor; to hold in high esteem while grow is (ergative) to become bigger.

exalt

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To honor; to hold in high esteem.
  • They exalted their queen.
  • To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
  • The man was exalted from a humble carpenter to a minister.

    Derived terms

    * exaltedly * exaltedness * exalter

    See also

    * exult

    Anagrams

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    grow

    English

    Verb

  • (ergative) To become bigger.
  • Children grow quickly.
  • To appear or sprout.
  • Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.
    A long tail began to grow from his backside.
  • To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
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    He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
    Have you ever grown your hair before?
  • (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
  • The boy grew wise as he matured.
    The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
    You have grown strong.
  • (obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .

    Usage notes

    * Growed is a slang or dialect inflection for the simple past and past participle.

    Antonyms

    * shrink

    Derived terms

    * grow a pair * growed * grower * grow house * growing pains * growing point * grown-up * grow on * grow op * grow out of * growth * grow up * outgrow * overgrow