increase
verbEtymology
From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”). The noun is from Middle English encres, from the verb.
- inherited from encres
- derived from encreistre
- inherited from encresen
Definitions
(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
- His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.
- The waters increased and bare up the ark.
- The heavens forbid / But that our loves and comforts should increase, / Even as our days do grow!
To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
- Drivers like the idea of increasing traffic flow and reducing congestion on the portion of I-80 between Davis and West Sacramento.
To multiply by the production of young
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
- Fishes are infinitely more numerous of increasing than Beasts or Birds, as appears by the numerous Spawn.
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To become more nearly full
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
- The Moon increases.
An amount by which a quantity is increased.
- An increase of about 30% in hits on the website.
- She says an increase in melting from climate change may put that at risk.
For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger.
Offspring, progeny.
The creation of one or more new stitches
The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
A male given name.
The neighborhood
- synonymwaxbecome larger
- synonymgo up
- synonymgrow
- synonymsoar
- synonymshoot up
- synonymgreaten
- synonymraise
- synonymup
- synonymaccelerate
- synonymaccrue
- synonymaggrandize
- synonymaugment
- antonymdecreaseantonym(s) of
- antonymdrop
- antonymfall
- antonymgo down
- antonymplummet
- antonymplunge
- antonymreduce
- antonymshrink
- antonymsink
- antonymcutantonym(s) of
- antonymdecrement
- antonymlower
- neighborhappen
- neighboraggravate
- neighborbrighten
- neighborcrescendo
- neighborescalate
- neighborintensify
- neighborbroaden
- neighborclimb
- neighbordeepen
- neighbordilate
- neighborgo up
- neighborlengthen
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at increase. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at increase. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at increase
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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