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| wax [ waks ] (past and past participle waxed, present participle wax·ing, 3rd person present singular wax·es) |
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1. appear larger each night: to show a gradually increasing illuminated surface, as does the Moon between its new and full phases
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2. increase: to increase in size, power, or intensity
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Same as become
 waxed lyrical
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| [ Old English weaxan< Indo-European, "to increase"] |
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