Grow and Modify

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Grow verb - To look after or assist the growth of by labor and care.

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Modify is an antonym for grow.

Nearby Words: growth, growing, grown, grower

Modify verb - To limit the meaning of (as a noun).

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Grow is an antonym for modify in topics: alter, lessen.

power	grow power	modify power
life	grow life	modify life
body	grow body	modify body
set	grow set	modify set
Other words: form, time, bit, armor, humans, powers, weapons.

In David Brin's The Uplift War an human and an alien who can at will (and with time) modify herself somewhat are stated as not being able to get beyond petting only a few pages after it's stated that she's bothered to grow lips for him....

Source: Mermaid Problem

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