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- pronunciation:
- waeks
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
waxes, waxing, waxed |
| definition 1: |
to grow or increase in amount, size or strength.
Her anger waxed as he continued to insult her.- synonyms:
- grow, increase
- antonyms:
- wane
- similar words:
- balloon, broaden, develop, expand, extend, mushroom, swell, widen
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| definition 2: |
to become brighter. The moon waxes when the size of its bright areas increases from a crescent to a full moon.
As the moon waxes, it gets harder to see the stars.
- antonyms:
- wane
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| related words: |
accumulate, appreciate, billow, flourish, go, increase, mount, multiply, thrive |
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