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increase
What does increase mean?
increase (verb): (of a quantity, etc.) to become larger or greater, to greaten.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use increase in a sentence?
- His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does increase come from?
From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of increase?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “increase” mean?
to recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory
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put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
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(of a quantity, etc.) to become larger or greater, to greaten
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to divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument
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