increase
[ verb in-krees; noun in-krees ]
/ verb ɪnˈkris; noun ˈɪn kris /
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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.
verb (used without object), in·creased, in·creas·ing.
noun
OTHER WORDS FOR increase
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Origin of increase
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British Dictionary definitions for increase
increase
verb (ɪnˈkriːs)
to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand
noun (ˈɪnkriːs)
the act of increasing; augmentation
the amount by which something increases
on the increase increasing, esp becoming more frequent
Derived forms of increase
increasable, adjectiveincreasedly (ɪnˈkriːsɪdlɪ) or increasingly, adverbincreaser, nounWord Origin for increase
C14: from Old French encreistre, from Latin incrēscere, from in- ² + crēscere to grow
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