Definition of increase

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Increase (v. i.) To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific..

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Grower :: Grower (n.) One who grows or produces; as, a grower of corn; also, that which grows or increases; as, a vine may be a rank or a slow grower..
Quantity :: Quantity (n.) That which can be increased, diminished, or measured; especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are applicable..
Size :: Size (v. t.) To swell; to increase the bulk of.
Accumulate :: Accumulate (v. i.) To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.
Fructuary :: Fructuary (n.) One who enjoys the profits, income, or increase of anything..
Runner :: Runner (n.) A rope rove through a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.
Add :: Add (v. i.) To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety..
Concrescence :: Concrescence (n.) Coalescence of particles; growth; increase by the addition of particles.
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages..
Butter :: Butter (v. t.) To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game..
Villus :: Villus (n.) One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To increase in intensity; -- said of heat.
Carburetor :: Carburetor (n.) An apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer or increase illuminating power..
Magnify :: Magnify (v. i.) To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little..
Improve :: Improve (v. t.) To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; -- said with reference to what is bad.
Addition :: Addition (n.) Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building..
Flourish :: Flourish (v. i.) To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive..
Nurse :: Nurse (v. t.) To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to nurse our national resources..
Increase :: Increase (v. i.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases..
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
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