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   increase

   verb

   • 1. become or make greater in size, amount, or degree: "car use is increasing at an alarming rate" Similar growget biggerget largerbecome greaterenlargeexpandswellriseclimbescalatesoarsurgerocketshoot upspiralimproveintensifystrengthenheightenlengthenextendstretchspreadwidenmultiplysnowballmushroomproliferateballoonbuild upmount uppile upaccrueaccumulateliterary:waxadd tomake largermake biggermake greateraugmentsupplementbuild upenlargeexpandextendraisemultiplyelevateswellinflatemagnifyintensifystrengthenamplifyheightenescalateimprovemake betterboostameliorateenhanceenrichupgradeworsenmake worseexacerbateaggravateinflamecompoundreinforcetop upinformal:upjack uphike uphikebump upcrank upstep upOpposite decreasereduce

   noun

   • 1. a rise in the size, amount, or degree of something: "an increase of 28.3 per cent"

   Word Origin Middle English (formerly also as encrease): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. increasable adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCREASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Znaczenie Increase, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     INCREASE definicja: 1. to (make something) become larger in...

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     INCREASE meaning: 1. to (make something) become larger in...

   • Increase: Catalan Translation

     increase translate: augmentar, augment. Learn more in the...

   • Increase: Thai Translation

     INCREASE translate: เพิ่ม, จำนวนที่เพิ่มขึ้น. Learn more in...

   • Increase: Malay Translation

     INCREASE translate: meningkat, peningkatan. Learn more in...

   • Increase in Russian

     INCREASE translate: увеличивать(ся) , увеличение, повышение...

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   • Increase in Spanish

     INCREASE translate: aumentar, aumento, aumentar, subir,...

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   to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality: Sales of automobiles increased last year. Antonyms: wane, lessen, contract, abate, decrease. to multiply by propagation. Synonyms: swell, grow, expand, propagate. to wax, as the moon.

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8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishincrease verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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