Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) age (how long something has existed) "it was replaced because of its age"
S: (n) historic period, age (an era of history having some distinctive feature) "we live in a litigious age"
S: (n) age, eld (a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises) "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"
S: (n) long time, age, years (a prolonged period of time) "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
S: (n) old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood (a late time of life) "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
Verb
S: (v) age (begin to seem older; get older) "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
S: (v) develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment) "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
S: (v) differentiate (become different during development) "cells differentiate"
S: (v) grow (increase in size by natural process) "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
S: (v) senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate (grow old or older) "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
S: (v) age (begin to seem older; get older) "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
S: (v) mature, maturate, grow (develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation) "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
S: (v) evolve (undergo development or evolution) "Modern man evolved a long time ago"
S: (v) adolesce (become adolescent; pass through adolescence) "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12"
S: (v) build up, work up, build, progress (form or accumulate steadily) "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
S: (v) incubate (grow under conditions that promote development)
S: (v) senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate (grow old or older) "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
S: (v) age (make older) "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
W: (n) age [Related to: age] (a late time of life) "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"