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wax (2)

wax [ waks ] (past and past participle waxed, present participle wax·ing, 3rd person present singular wax·es)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. appear larger each night: to show a gradually increasing illuminated surface, as does the Moon between its new and full phases

2. increase: to increase in size, power, or intensity ( literary )

3.  ( literary )
Same as  become

waxed lyrical

[ Old English weaxan< Indo-European, "to increase"]
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