increase

noun

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger.

Offspring, progeny.

(knitting, crochet) The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).

(historical, used by Puritans) A male given name.

verb

(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.

(transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

(astronomy, intransitive) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

Roots

crescocre- · Latin · grow

Synonyms for increase

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