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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 › englishINCREASED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Increased is the past tense and past participle of increase, which means to make something larger in amount or size. Learn how to use increased in sentences with synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

   • English (US)

     verb [ I or T ] uk / ɪnˈkriːs / us / ɪnˈkriːs / B1. to (make...

   • Znaczenie Increased, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     increased definicja: 1. past simple and past participle of...

   • Incorruptible

     INCORRUPTIBLE definition: 1. morally strong enough not to be...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     increased 의미, 정의, increased의 정의: 1. past simple and past...

   • Increasingly

     INCREASINGLY definition: 1. more and more: 2. more and more:...

   • Increase

     to (make something) become larger in amount or size:...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › increaseIncrease Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the word increase as a verb and a noun. See examples of increase in sentences and phrases, and compare it with related words like enlarge and augment.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › increaseINCREASE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINCREASED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Increased is the past tense and past participle of increase, which means to make something larger in amount or size. Learn how to use increased in sentences with synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

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

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   Learn the meaning of increase as a verb and a noun, and see how to use it in different contexts. Find synonyms, antonyms, and related words for increase in the Cambridge Dictionary.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › increasedIncreased Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of increased as an adjective, which means made or become greater. Find synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for increased in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › increasedIncreased - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Anything described as increased has become bigger or more numerous. After an increased amount of rain, there could be flooding. A person riding a motorcycle without a helmet has an increased risk of bonking her head. To increase something is to make more of it.