HYPERTROPHY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word hypertrophy. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HYPERTROPHY
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augment | verbv | |||||||
verb • enlarge or increase • grow or intensify | ||||||||
enlarge | verbv | |||||||
verb • make larger • make large • become larger or bigger • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing | ||||||||
expand | verbv | |||||||
verb • extend in one or more directions • become larger in size or volume or quantity • make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity • grow vigorously • exaggerate or make bigger • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing • expand the influence of | ||||||||
grow | verbv | |||||||
verb • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become • become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain • increase in size by natural process • cause to grow or develop • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation • come into existence; take on form or shape • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • grow emotionally or mature • become attached by or as if by the process of growth | ||||||||
increase | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity that is added • a change resulting in an increase • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • the amount by which something increases • the act of increasing something verb • become bigger or greater in amount • make bigger or more | ||||||||
swell | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea • a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor) • a crescendo followed by a decrescendo • a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance adjective satellite • excellent verb • increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity • become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger • expand abnormally • come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things) • come up, as of a liquid • cause to become swollen |