THESAURUS
germinate
blossom, brew, bud, burgeon, burst forth, develop, flourish, gather, gemmate, grow, grow rank, grow up, hypertrophy, increase, leaf, leaf out, leave, luxuriate, mature, mushroom, outgrow, overdevelop, overgrow, overrun, overtop, procreate, pullulate, put forth, put forth leaves, put out buds, reproduce, riot, root, shoot, shoot up, spring up, sprout, sprout up, strike root, take root, thrive, tower, upshoot, upspear, upspring, upsprout, vegetate, wax
ROGET THESAURUS
germinate
Expansion
VB
become larger &c (large), expand, widen, enlarge, extend, grow, increase, incrassate, swell, gather, fill out, deploy, take open order, dilate, stretch, distend, spread, mantle, wax, grow up, spring up, bud, bourgeon, shoot, sprout,
germinate, put forth, vegetate, pullulate, open, burst forth, gain flesh, gather flesh, outgrow, spread like wildfire, overrun, be larger than, surpass, render larger &c (large), expand, spread, extend, aggrandize, distend, develop, amplify, spread out, widen, magnify, rarefy, inflate, puff, blow up, stuff, pad, cram, exaggerate, fatten.