Grow and Lapse

Grow

Grow verb - To become mature.
Usage example: you've grown so much since we last saw each other

Lapse is an antonym for grow.

Nearby Words: growth, growing, grown, grower

Lapse

Lapse verb - To come to an end.

Grow is an antonym for lapse in become void topic.

Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

Common collocations

time grow time lapse time
bit grow bit lapse bit
times grow times lapse times

Both words in one sentence

  • Leaving the village causes a time-lapse sequence which spans many years and causes your character to grow older, so the game prevents temporal anomalies by locking you out once you've left.
    Source: Lost Forever
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