ingrow
English
Etymology
From a back-formation of ingrown, equivalent to in- + grow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈɡroʊ/
Verb
ingrow (third-person singular simple present ingrows, present participle ingrowing, simple past ingrew, past participle ingrown)
- To grow in; grow inwardly.
- To become ingrown.
- 1911, The Medical Fortnightly
- The toe nail should always extend to the end of the toe and it will never ingrow.
- 1911, The Medical Fortnightly
Translations
to grow in, to grow inwardly
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to become ingrown
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Derived terms
- ingrowing
Related terms
- ingrowth
- ingrown
Anagrams
- growin', rowing