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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCRE'ASE, v.i. [L. incresco; in and cresco, to grow.]
1. To become greater in bulk or quantity; to grow; to augment; as plants. Hence, to become more in number; to advance in value, or in any quality good or bad. Animal and vegetable bodies increase by natural growth; wealth increases by industry; heat increases, as the sun advances towards the meridian; a multitude increases by accession of numbers; knowledge increases with age and study; passion and enmity increase by irritation, and misery increases with vice.
The Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another. 1 Th 3.
2. To become more violent; as, the fever increases; the pain increases; cold, wind or a storm increases.
3. To become more bright or vivid; as, the light increases.
4. To swell; to rise.
The waters increased and bore up the ark. Genesis 7.
5. To swell; to become louder, as sound.
6. To become of more esteem and authority.
He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3.
7. To enlarge, as the enlightened part of the moon's disk.
INCRE'ASE, v.t. To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity or amount; as, to increase wealth or treasure; to increase a sum or value.
1. To advance in quality; to add to any quality or affection; as, to increase the strength of moral habits; to increase love, zeal or passion.
2. To extend; to lengthen; as, to increase distance.
3. To extend; to spread;as, to increase fame or renown.
4. To aggravate; as, to increase guilt or trespass.
INCRE'ASE, n. Augmentation; a growing larger; extension.
Of the increase of his government and peace, there shall be no end. Isaiah 9.
1. Increment; profit; interest; that which is added to the original stock.
Take thou no interest of him or increase; but fear thy God. Leviticus 25.
2. Produce, as of land.
Then shall the earth yield her increase. Psalms 67.
3. Progeny; issue; offspring.
All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age. 2 Samuel 2.
4. Generation.
5. The waxing of the moon; the augmentation of the luminous part of the moon, presented to the inhabitants of the earth.
Seeds, hair, nails, hedges and herbs will grow soonest,if set or cut in the increase of the moon.
6. Augmentation of strength or violence; as increase of heat, love or other passion; increase of force.
7. Augmentation of degree; as increase of happiness or misery.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks" [syn: addition, increase, gain]
2: a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" [ant: decrease, drop-off, lessening]
3: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" [syn: increase, increment, growth] [ant: decrease, decrement]
4: the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" [syn: increase, increment] [ant: decrease, decrement]
5: the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" [syn: increase, step-up] [ant: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down] v
1: become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" [ant: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen]
2: make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" [ant: decrease, lessen, minify]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (increased; increasing) Etymology: Middle English encresen, from Anglo-French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- + crescere to grow — more at crescent Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) 2. to multiply by the production of young transitive verb 1. to make greater ; augment 2. obsolete enrich • increasable adjective • increaser noun Synonyms: increase, enlarge, augment, multiply mean to make or become greater. increase used intransitively implies progressive growth in size, amount, or intensity <his waistline increased with age>; used transitively it may imply simple not necessarily progressive addition <increased her landholdings>. enlarge implies expansion or extension that makes greater in size or capacity <enlarged the kitchen>. augment implies addition to what is already well grown or well developed <the inheritance augmented his fortune>. multiply implies increase in number by natural generation or by indefinite repetition of a process <with each attempt the problems multiplied>. II. noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of increasing: as a. addition or enlargement in size, extent, or quantity b. obsolete propagation 2. something that is added to an original stock or amount by augmentation or growth (as offspring, produce, profit)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become greater in size, amount, etc., or more numerous. 2 intr. advance (in quality, attainment, etc.). 3 tr. intensify (a quality). --n. 1 the act or process of becoming greater or more numerous; growth, enlargement. 2 (of people, animals, or plants) growth in numbers; multiplication. 3 the amount or extent of an increase. Phrases and idioms: on the increase increasing, esp. in frequency. Derivatives: increasable adj. increaser n. increasingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF encreiss- stem of encreistre f. L increscere (as IN-(2), crescere grow)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Increase In*crease", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Increased; p. pr. & vb. n. Increasing.] [OE. incresen, encresen, enrescen, OF. encreistre, fr. L. increscere; pref. in- in + crescere to grow. See Crescent, and cf. Decrease.] 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. The waters increased and bare up the ark. --Gen. vii. 17. He must increase, but I must decrease. --John iii. 30. The heavens forbid But that our loves and comforts should increase, Even as our days do grow! --Shak. 2. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific. Fishes are more numerous of increasing than beasts or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn. --Sir M. Hale. 3. (Astron.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases. Increasing function (Math.), a function whose value increases when that of the variable increases, and decreases when the latter is diminished. Syn: To enlarge; extend; multiply; expand; develop; heighten; amplify; raise; enhance; spread; aggravate; magnify; augment; advance. Usage: To Increase, Enlarge, Extend. Enlarge implies to make larger or broader in size. Extend marks the progress of enlargement so as to have wider boundaries. Increase denotes enlargement by growth and internal vitality, as in the case of plants. A kingdom is enlarged by the addition of new territories; the mind is enlarged by knowledge. A kingdom is extended when its boundaries are carried to a greater distance from the center. A man's riches, honors, knowledge, etc., are increased by accessions which are made from time to time.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Increase In*crease", v. t. 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. I will increase the famine. --Ezek. v. 16. Make denials Increase your services. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Increase In"crease (?; 277), n. [OE. encres, encresse. See Increase, v. i.] 1. Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth. As if increase of appetite had grown By what if fed on. --Shak. For things of tender kind for pleasure made Shoot up with swift increase, and sudden are decay'd. --Dryden. 2. That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest. Take thou no usury of him, or increase. --Lev. xxv. 36. Let them not live to taste this land's increase. --Shak. 3. Progeny; issue; offspring. All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age. --1 Sam. ii. 33. 4. Generation. [Obs.] ``Organs of increase.'' --Shak. 5. (Astron.) The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon. Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or cut in the increase of the moon. --Bacon. Increase twist, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the angle of twist increases from the breech to the muzzle. Syn: Enlargement; extension; growth; development; increment; addition; accession; production.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(increased) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something increases or you increase it, it becomes greater in number, level, or amount. The population continues to increase... Japan's industrial output increased by 2%... The company has increased the price of its cars... ? decrease VERB: V, V by/from/to amount, V n 2. If there is an increase in the number, level, or amount of something, it becomes greater. ...a sharp increase in productivity... = rise ? decrease N-COUNT: oft N in n, N of amount 3. If something is on the increase, it is happening more often or becoming greater in number or intensity. Crime is on the increase. PHRASE: v-link PHR

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

in'-kres, (noun), in-kres' (verb): Employed in the English Bible both as verb and as noun, and in both cases to represent a number of different words in the original. As a verb it is used in the ordinary sense of the term. As a noun it is usually used of plant life, or of the herds and flocks, to denote the fruitage or the offspring; more rarely of money, to denote the interest. As examples of the different terms translated by this word, students who read Hebrew or Greek may compare De 7:22; Pr 16:21; Job 10:16 the King James Version; Job 12:23; Nu 18:30; De 7:13; Eze 22:12 in the Old Testament, and Joh 3:30; 1Co 3:6; Col 2:19; Eph 4:16 in the New Testament.

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Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. 1. Grow, augment, enlarge, greaten, be augmented, become greater or larger. 2. Multiply, be fruitful. II. v. a. 1. Augment, enlarge, greaten, make greater, make larger. 2. Enhance, raise, advance, heighten, add to. 3. Extend, prolong. 4. Aggravate, intensify. III. n. 1. Augmentation, enlargement, extension, expansion, growth, addition, accession, increment. 2. Product, produce, gain, profit. 3. Offspring, issue, progeny, descendants.

Moby Thesaurus

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