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increase

[ verb in-krees; noun in-krees ]

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verb (used with object)

, in·creased, in·creas·ing.

to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to:
to increase taxes.
Synonyms: extend, expand, prolong
Antonyms: decrease

verb (used without object)

, in·creased, in·creas·ing.

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: expand, propagate, swell, grow
to wax, as the moon.

noun

growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
the increase of crime.
the act or process of increasing.
Synonyms: expansion, enlargement
that by which something is increased.
the result of increasing.
produce of the earth.
product; profit; interest.
Obsolete.
1. multiplication by propagation; production of offspring.
2. offspring; progeny.

increase

/ ɪnˈkriːsɪdlɪ /

verb

to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand

noun

the act of increasing; augmentation
the amount by which something increases
on the increase
on the increase increasing, esp becoming more frequent

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Derived Forms

increasedly, adverb
inˈcreasable, adjective
inˈcreaser, noun

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Other Words From

in·creasa·ble adjective
in·creas·ed·ly [in-, kree, -sid-lee], adverb
nonin·creasa·ble adjective
non·increase noun
pre·increase noun
prein·crease verb (used with object) preincreased preincreasing
pro·increase adjective
quasi-in·creased adjective
rein·crease verb reincreased reincreasing noun
super·in·crease verb (used with object) superincreased superincreasing
super·increase noun
unin·creasa·ble adjective
unin·creased adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of increase¹

First recorded in 1370–1395; Middle English incresen, encresen, from Anglo-French encres-, Middle French encreis(s)-, stem of encreistre, from Latin incrēscere, equivalent to in- in- ² + crēscere “to grow”; crescent

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Word History and Origins

Origin of increase¹

C14: from Old French encreistre, from Latin incrēscere, from in- ² + crēscere to grow

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Example Sentences

Industry experts claim an increase in awareness amongst men when it comes to styles, design, and price regarding their underwear.

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That indicated a relatively rapid increase in methane, followed by an equally fast decrease.

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In Kentucky the bourbon distillers have had to increase their payrolls by 77 per cent in two years to meet the demand.

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In exchange for the increase in sales, the dispensaries pay the service, not the consumer.

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Both give estimates of how many U.S. workers would benefit from an increase in the minimum wage.

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The occasion should be seized also to increase the balances of depositors who carry unprofitable accounts.

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An increase is also noted in the uric-acid diathesis and in diseases accompanied by respiratory insufficiency.

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Simple constipation and diseases of the large intestine alone do not increase the amount of indican.

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Instinctively he tried to hide both pain and anger—it could only increase this distance that was already there.

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The ability to sustain the tone for a long time will increase, and with it the power of the muscles exercised.

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