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increase
  1. (intransitive) (of a quantity) To become larger.
  2. (transitive) To make (a quantity) larger.
  3. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
  4. (astronomy) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. raise, enlarge, improve, increment, boost, build, enhance, further, multiply, add, expand, extend, proliferate, advance, amplify, double, elevate, heighten, maximise, maximize, optimise, optimize, augment, consolidate, develop, enrich, escalate, inflate, progress, strengthen, better, build up, deepen, magnify, reinforce, triple, widen, annexe, annex, broaden, compound, accelerate, aggrandize, amass, ameliorate, beef up, bump up, crank up, dilate, hike up … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “But I fear that the private sector may create pressure to cut costs and increase profits.”
      “The boiling point of a liquid will increase in proportion to its molecular mass.”
      “As the economic situation inevitably worsens, tension and anxiety will only increase.”
increasing
  1. present participle of increase
  2. Synonyms:
      3. raising, enlarging, improving, incrementing, boosting, building, enhancing, furthering, multiplying, adding, expanding, extending, proliferating, advancing, amplifying, doubling, elevating, heightening, maximising, maximizing, optimising, optimizing, augmenting, consolidating, developing, enriching, escalating, inflating, progressing, strengthening, bettering, building up, deepening, magnifying, reinforcing, tripling, widening, annexing, broadening, compounding, accelerating, aggrandizing, amassing, ameliorating, beefing up, bumping up, cranking up, dilating, hiking up, inflaming … more
increases
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of increase
  2. Synonyms:
      3. raises, enlarges, improves, increments, boosts, builds, enhances, furthers, multiplies, adds, expands, extends, proliferates, advances, amplifies, doubles, elevates, heightens, maximises, maximizes, optimises, optimizes, augments, consolidates, develops, enriches, escalates, inflates, progresses, strengthens, betters, builds up, deepens, magnifies, reinforces, triples, widens, annexes, broadens, compounds, accelerates, aggrandizes, amasses, ameliorates, beefs up, bumps up, cranks up, dilates, hikes up, inflames … more
increaseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of increase
increasest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of increase
increased
  1. simple past tense and past participle of increase
  2. Synonyms:
      3. raised, enlarged, improved, incremented, boosted, enhanced, furthered, expanded, extended, proliferated, advanced, amplified, elevated, heightened, maximized, optimized, augmented, developed, enriched, inflated, progressed, strengthened, consolidated, magnified, multiplied, compounded, doubled, escalated, aggrandized, ameliorated, bettered, broadened, built, grew, lengthened, lifted, reinforced, upped, accelerated, added to, amassed, beefed up, built up, bumped up, cranked up, deepened, hiked up, inflamed, jacked up, reenforced … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We increased our profits by eliminating unnecessary costs.”
      “The boiling point of the liquid increased in proportion to its molecular mass.”
      “Tension and anxiety increased as the economic situation worsened.”
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