To coat with wax or a similar material.

To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.

To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.

To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.