Increase

noun

  1. An amount by which a quantity is increased.

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

  3. Offspring, progeny

Synonyms: enlargement, expansion, gain, increment, raise, rise

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.

Synonyms: go up, grow, rise, shoot up, soar, wax, increment, raise

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