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Verb
S:
(v)
shoot
,
spud
,
germinate
,
pullulate
,
bourgeon
,
burgeon forth
,
sprout
(produce buds, branches, or germinate)
"the potatoes sprouted"
verb group
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
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)
cut
(grow through the gums)
"The new tooth is cutting"
S:
(v)
ankylose
,
ancylose
(undergo ankylosis)
"joints ankylose"
S:
(v)
undergrow
(grow below something)
"The moss undergrew the stone patio"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
sentence frame
S:
(v)
exfoliate
(grow by producing or unfolding leaves)
"plants exfoliate"
S:
(v)
vegetate
(grow like a plant)
"This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
S:
(v)
vegetate
(produce vegetation)
"The fields vegetate vigorously"
S:
(v)
twin
(grow as twins)
"twin crystals"
S:
(v)
shoot
,
spud
,
germinate
,
pullulate
,
bourgeon
,
burgeon forth
,
sprout
(produce buds, branches, or germinate)
"the potatoes sprouted"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Something ----s
S:
(v)
evolve
,
germinate
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develop
(work out)
"We have developed a new theory of evolution"
S:
(v)
germinate
(cause to grow or sprout)
"the plentiful rain germinated my plants"