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Definition of Increase
In`crease´ | v. i. | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific. | | 3. | (Astron.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases. | | v. t. | 1. | 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. | | n. | 1. | | | 1. | Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth. | | 2. | That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest. | | 3. | Progeny; issue; offspring. | | 4. | Generation. | | 5. | (Astron.) The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; - said of the moon. |
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