Grow vs. Thrive

Growverb

(ergative) To become bigger.

Growverb

(intransitive) To appear or sprout.

Growverb

(transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.

Growverb

(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.

Growverb

To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

Growverb

To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; - said of animals and vegetables and their organs.

Growverb

To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.

Growverb

To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.

Growverb

To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.

Growverb

To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

Growverb

To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.

Growverb

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;

Growverb

become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain;

Growverb

increase in size by natural process;

Growverb

cause to grow or develop;

Growverb

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;

Growverb

come into existence; take on form or shape;

Growverb

cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;

Growverb

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);

Growverb

grow emotionally or mature;

Growverb

become attached by or as if by the process of growth;

Growverb

(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically

Growverb

(of a plant) germinate and develop

Growverb

cause (plants) to germinate and develop

Growverb

allow or cause (a part of the body) to grow or develop

Growverb

(of something abstract) come into existence and develop

Growverb

become larger or greater over a period of time; increase

Growverb

develop or expand (something, especially a business)

Growverb

become gradually or increasingly

Growverb

(of a person) come to feel or think something over time

Thriveverb

To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.

Thriveverb

To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.

Thriveverb

To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry.

Thriveverb

To prosper in any business; to have increase or success.

Thriveverb

To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young cattle thrive in rich pastures; trees thrive in a good soil.

Thriveverb

grow stronger;

Thriveverb

gain in wealth

Thriveverb

(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously

Thriveverb

prosper; flourish