increase
[ verb in-krees; noun in-krees ]
/ verb ɪnˈkris; noun ˈɪn kris /
verb (used with object), in·creased, in·creas·ing.
to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
verb (used without object), in·creased, in·creas·ing.
noun
Origin of increase
SYNONYMS FOR increase
1
expand,
extend,
prolong.
Increase,
augment,
enlarge may all mean to make larger.
To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, degree:
to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (
degree of )
concentration.
Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range:
to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions.
Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside:
to augment one's income (
by doing extra work ).
3 expand, grow, develop, swell.
6 enlargement, expansion.
OTHER WORDS FROM increase
Words nearby increase
incorruptible,
incorruption,
incoterms,
incr.,
incrassate,
increase,
increaser,
increasing,
increate,
incredible,
incredulity
Example sentences from the Web for increase
British Dictionary definitions for increase
increase
verb (ɪnˈkriːs)
to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand
noun (ˈɪnkriːs)
the act of increasing; augmentation
the amount by which something increases
on the increase
increasing, esp becoming more frequent
Derived forms of increase
increasable, adjective increasedly (ɪnˈkriːsɪdlɪ) or increasingly, adverb increaser, nounWord Origin for increase
C14: from Old French
encreistre, from Latin
incrēscere, from
in- ² +
crēscere to grow