increase
Meaning of increase
verb
- become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.
car use is increasing at an alarming rate
we are aiming to increase awareness of social issues
- a rise in the size, amount, or degree of something.
an increase of 28.3 per cent
some increase in inflation is expected
Middle English (formerly also as encrease ): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.
Information about increase
- The plural form of increase is: increases.
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Hyphenation of increase
in-crease
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- increase is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
increase synonyms
Meaning addition:
Meaning increment:
Meaning (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically:
Meaning make or become larger or more extensive:
Meaning become or make larger or more extensive:
Meaning (especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid:
Meaning move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up:
Meaning increase in scale, value, or power:
Meaning make or become more intense or serious:
Meaning fly or rise high in the air:
Meaning (of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward:
Meaning (of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly:
Meaning move in a spiral course:
Meaning make or become better:
Meaning become or make more intense:
Meaning make or become stronger:
Meaning make or become more intense:
Meaning make or become longer:
Meaning cause to cover a wider area; make larger:
Meaning (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking:
Meaning extend over a large or increasing area:
Meaning make or become wider:
Meaning increase or cause to increase greatly in number or quantity:
Meaning throw snowballs at:
Meaning increase, spread, or develop rapidly:
Meaning increase rapidly in number; multiply:
Meaning swell out in a spherical shape:
Meaning accumulate or receive (payments or benefits) over time:
Meaning gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of:
Meaning cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it:
Meaning make (something) greater by adding to it; increase:
Meaning add an extra element or amount to:
Meaning lift or move to a higher position or level:
Meaning raise or lift (something) to a higher position:
Meaning fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended:
Meaning make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope:
Meaning increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier:
Meaning help or encourage (something) to increase or improve:
Meaning make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better:
Meaning intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of:
Meaning improve or enhance the quality or value of:
Meaning raise (something) to a higher standard, in particular improve (equipment or machinery) by adding or replacing components:
Meaning make or become worse:
Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:
Meaning make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious:
Meaning provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone:
Meaning make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of:
Meaning strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment:
Meaning do something unexpectedly:
Meaning increase (something, especially a price) sharply:
Meaning the action or state of enlarging or being enlarged:
Meaning the action of becoming larger or more extensive:
Meaning a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it:
Meaning the process or skill of multiplying:
Meaning the action or fact of raising or being raised to a higher or more important level, state, or position:
Meaning an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid:
Meaning the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated:
Meaning the action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount:
Meaning the degree to which something is or can be magnified:
Meaning the action of making or becoming more intense:
Meaning the process of increasing the volume of sound, especially using an amplifier:
Meaning a rapid increase; a rise:
Meaning an upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase:
Meaning an increase in strength or quantity; an upward trend:
Meaning an example of improving or being improved:
Meaning the act of making something better; improvement:
Meaning an increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent:
Meaning an improvement or upward trend, especially in economic conditions or someone's fortunes:
Meaning the process of making a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse:
Meaning the state of becoming worse or more serious; exacerbation:
Meaning the process of developing or being developed:
Meaning an increase in amount or price:
Meaning a loud, deep, resonant sound:
Meaning a sudden gushing stream:
Meaning very rapid growth, expansion, or development:
increase antonyms
Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:
Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Meaning the action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Translation of increase
- French: augmentation, augmenter, croître
- Spanish: aumento, crecer, aumentar, incrementar
- Italian: incremento, aumento, crescere, aumentare, incrementare
- Portuguese: aumento, acrescentamento
- German: Zunahme, Zuwachs, Erhöhung
Anagrams of increase
Cairenes, cerasein, cinereas, resiance
Words that rhyme with increase
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