Grow and Regressing

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

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Regressing is an antonym for grow.

Nearby Words: growth, growing, grown, grower

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Grow is an antonym for regressing in return to earlier way of doing things topic.

The characters in the movie are all regressing to earlier points in their life, refusing to grow up.

Source: Analysis / Napoleon Dynamite

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