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wax2
- pronunciation:
- waeks
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
waxed, waxes, waxing |
| definition 1: |
to increase gradually in quantity, strength, volume, or the like.
My anger waxed with his continued harangue.- synonyms:
- grow, increase
- antonyms:
- wane
- similar words:
- balloon, broaden, develop, dilate, expand, extend, mushroom, swell, widen
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| definition 2: |
of the moon, to increase gradually in the size of its illuminated portion, from crescent to full. (Cf. wane.)
- antonyms:
- wane
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| definition 3: |
to become or grow.
She waxed eloquent for the occasion.- synonyms:
- become, grow
- similar words:
- turn
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| related words: |
accrue, accumulate, appreciate, billow, bulk, burgeon, flourish, go, increase, mount, multiply, thrive |
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