Extend and Grow

Extend

Extend verb - To make longer.

Grow is a synonym for extend in size topic. In some cases you can use "Grow" instead a verb "Extend", when it comes to topics like increase, expand.

Grow

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

Extend is a synonym for grow in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Extend" instead a verb "Grow", if it concerns topics such as size, increase, originate, evolve.

Nearby Words: growth, growing, grown, grower

Common collocations

arm extend arm grow arm
power extend power grow power
life extend life grow life
body extend body grow body
Other words: time, bit, magic, tail, claws, arms, hands, limbs, powers, fangs.

Both words in one sentence

  • Dual Tonfas In the manga, she got a Simple Staff (that can grow and extend ala Journey to the West).
    Source: Dual Tonfas
  • Literature / The Passage Creepy Long Fingers: The Virals' fingers grow and extend into long, thin claws.
  • Given Congress' willingness to extend copyright duration any time Hollywood demands it, it is entirely possible that — in America at least — the pool of public domain characters has reached its maximum size and will grow no larger, except by accident or oversight.
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