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increasenoun something added (as by growth)shortly after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick accumulation, assemblage, collection, gatheringcomplementaccession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturnjump, run-up, spike abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down deduction, subtraction the act or process of becoming greater in numberthe increase in the number of students enrolled at the school was very gradual accumulating, accumulation, addition, multiplication, mushrooming, proliferation doubling, quadrupling, triplingcreep, growth, rise, spreadenlargement, escalation, expansionamplification, distension(or distention), inflationaccretion, accrual, augmentation, cumulationextension, lengtheningboost, gain, hike, increment, rise decrease abatement, compressing, compression, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, diminishing, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, shrinkingretrenching, retrenchment, shortening to make greater in size, amount, or numberwe have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, multiply, pump up, raise, swell, stoke, supersize, up boom, jump, skyrocket, spikebump (up), ratchet (up)also rachet (up)blow up, dilate, distend, inflatedraw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretchdevelop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnifycomplement, supplementbeef (up), reinforce(also reenforce), strengthenmaximizeaccumulate, amass, collectfollow up, parlay abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from) abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shortencompress, condense, constrict, contractcut back, retrench to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or numberthe number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon(also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax jump, rocket, skyrocket, surgeheighten, intensify, redoubleblow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up)crescendo, crest, peak contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane v.increase, enlarge, augment, multiply mean to make or become greater.increase used intransitively implies progressive growth in size, amount, or intensityhis 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 in the 14th century |