increase

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noun

1. An amount by which a quantity is increased.

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

3. Offspring, progeny

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

Synonyms

≠ Antonyms

decline decrease diminishment cut decrease decrement drop fall loss lowering

verb

1. (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

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

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

4. To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

"The Moon increases."

Synonyms

≠ Antonyms

decrease drop fall go down plummet plunge reduce shrink sink cut

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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