Increase definition
To become greater or larger.
verb
An increasing or becoming increased.
- Growth, enlargement, etc.
- (archaic) Multiplication, as of offspring.
noun
(obsolete) Reproduction and spread; propagation.
noun
To become greater in numbers by producing offspring; multiply; propagate.
verb
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment.
verb
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To become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; grow.
verb
To make greater or larger.
verb
To multiply; reproduce.
verb
The act of increasing.
A steady increase in temperature.
noun
The result or amount of an increasing.
A population increase of 10%
noun
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To make (a quantity) larger.
verb
Increase is defined as to become bigger or greater.
An example of increase is someone getting a raise in their salary.
verb
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
verb
(astronomy) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
The Moon increases.
verb
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An amount by which a quantity is increased.
noun
For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger.
noun
The amount or rate by which something is increased.
A tax increase of 15 percent.
noun
on the increase
- Increasing, especially in frequency of occurrence:Crime is on the increase.
idiom
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on the increase
- increasing
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
on the increase
on the increase
Origin of increase
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Old French, from Latin increscere (“increase”), present active infinitive of increscō, from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”).
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