Definition:
- (v. i.) To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease.
- (v. i.) To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
- (v. i.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.
- (v. t.) To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.
- (v. i.) Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.
- (v. i.) That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.
- (v. i.) Progeny; issue; offspring.
- (v. i.) Generation.
- (v. i.) The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon.
Compare increase with other words:
decreased vs. increase
fluffy vs. increase
facilitate vs. increase
increase vs. increate
increase vs. increased
activate vs. increase
increase vs. upward
increase vs. widen
amass vs. increase
increase vs. proliferation
boom vs. increase
decline vs. increase
fructuary vs. increase
increase vs. reincrease
increase vs. majoration
increase vs. superadvenient
increase vs. increaser
increase vs. muscularize
increase vs. teinoscope
increase vs. more
evoke vs. increase
exceed vs. increase
increase vs. proliferate
bulk vs. increase
exacerbate vs. increase
arise vs. increase
increase vs. influx
increase vs. pile
gangue vs. increase
increase vs. supplement
enlargement vs. increase
increase vs. rising
increase vs. mobile
accrue vs. increase
increase vs. incremental
increase vs. inflate
agonize vs. increase
augmentation vs. increase
increase vs. increasingly
hike vs. increase
increase vs. swell
gang vs. increase
increase vs. increasing
increase vs. rocket
add vs. increase
heighten vs. increase
development vs. increase
amplify vs. increase
increase vs. oker
increase vs. increasement
greaten vs. increase
increase vs. smarten
increase vs. redouble
increase vs. skyrocket
augmenter vs. increase
increase vs. locomotive
increase vs. mount
ascend vs. increase
increase vs. potentiate
increase vs. strengthen
balderdash vs. increase
enlarge vs. increase
increase vs. sharp
boost vs. increase
anabasis vs. increase
increase vs. propagation
increase vs. parlay
enrich vs. increase
increase vs. saturation
eche vs. increase
elevate vs. increase
increase vs. resonance
hysteresis vs. increase
increase vs. surge
gradient vs. increase
barrage vs. increase
hypertrophy vs. increase
catalysis vs. increase
increase vs. oxidize
increase vs. oxidation
increase vs. multiply
increase vs. pulsation
increase vs. outbreak
improve vs. increase
extreme vs. increase
increase vs. thrive
increase vs. prosper
concentrate vs. increase
extend vs. increase
increase vs. serge
enhancement vs. increase
compound vs. increase
enhance vs. increase
balloon vs. increase
contract vs. increase
eke vs. increase
increase vs. stretch
increase vs. mitigate
exacerbation vs. increase
aggrandize vs. increase
expand vs. increase
amendment vs. increase
aggravate vs. increase
adder vs. increase
double vs. increase
explosion vs. increase
increase vs. lever
accelerando vs. increase
augment vs. increase
butter vs. increase
build vs. increase
increase vs. zoom
increase vs. jump
increase vs. jack
inc vs. increase
accumulate vs. increase
accretion vs. increase
access vs. increase
accelerate vs. increase
increase vs. reduction
increase vs. shrinkage
increase vs. loss
increase vs. lowering
gain vs. increase
increasable vs. increase
increase vs. stitch
increase vs. lower
cut vs. increase
decrement vs. increase
increase vs. reduce
increase vs. shrink
increase vs. sink
fall vs. increase
increase vs. plunge
drop vs. increase
increase vs. plummet
increase vs. raise
decrease vs. increase
increase vs. increment
increase vs. soar
increase vs. rise
grow vs. increase
increase vs. large
encrease vs. increase
growth vs. increase
accrual vs. increase