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    in·crease
    verb[inˈkrēs]
    increase (verb) · increases (third person present) · increased (past tense) · increased (past participle) · increasing (present participle)
    1. become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree:
      "car use is increasing at an alarming rate" · "we are aiming to increase awareness of social issues"
    noun[ˈinˌkrēs, inˈkrēs]
    increase (noun) · increases (plural noun)
    1. an instance of growing or making greater:
      "some increase in inflation" · "an increase from sixteen to eighteen clubs"
    Origin
    Middle English (formerly also as encrease): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.
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    verb
    1. become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree:
      grow
      enlarge
      expand
      swell
      rise
      climb
      escalate
      soar
      surge
      rocket
      shoot up
      spiral
      improve
      intensify
      strengthen
      heighten
      lengthen
      extend
      stretch
      spread
      widen
      multiply
      snowball
      mushroom
      proliferate
      balloon
      build up
      pile up
      accrue
      accumulate
      wax
      add to
      augment
      supplement
      raise
      elevate
      inflate
      magnify
      amplify
      boost
      ameliorate
      enhance
      enrich
      upgrade
      worsen
      exacerbate
      aggravate
      inflame
      compound
      reinforce
      top up
      up
      jack up
      hike
      bump up
      step up
      get bigger
      get larger
      become greater
      mount up
      make larger
      make bigger
      make greater
      make better
      make worse
      hike up
      crank up
      Opposite:
      decrease
      reduce
    noun
    1. an instance of growing or making greater:
      growth
      rise
      enlargement
      expansion
      extension
      multiplication
      elevation
      swelling
      inflation
      increment
      addition
      augmentation
      magnification
      intensification
      strengthening
      amplification
      stepping up
      step up
      heightening
      climb
      escalation
      surge
      upsurge
      upswing
      spiral
      improvement
      boost
      amelioration
      enhancement
      upgrade
      upturn
      worsening
      exacerbation
      aggravation
      development
      advance
      boom
      spurt
      snowballing
      mushrooming
      hike
      Opposite:
      decrease
      reduction
     
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    Genes largely determine your height. You may get taller by eating a balanced diet, getting enough sleep, staying active, and having good posture, but there is no guarantee. Although most adults won't grow taller after age 18 to 20, there are exceptions to this rule. First, the closure of the growth plates may be delayed in some individuals (36, 37). If the growth plates remain open past age 18 to 20, which is uncommon, height could continue to increase. Second, some suffer from gigantism.
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    From Longman Business Dictionary in‧crease1 /ɪnˈkriːs/ verb 1 [intransitive] to become larger in amount, number, or degree Manufacturing output increased 0.6% in July. Sales increased to 11.5 million tons from 11 million tons. increase in The yen is forecast to increase in value over the next year.

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    THESAURUS increase noun [countable, uncountable] an occasion when the amount or number of something becomes bigger There has been a significant increase in violent crime over the past year. price increases growth noun [singular, uncountable] an increase in the number, size, or importance of something.

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    What does increase in number mean?
    If there is an increase in the number, level, or amount of something, it becomes greater. ...a sharp increase in productivity. If something increases or you increase it, it becomes greater in number, level, or amount. The population continues to increase.

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    Is increase a verb or a noun?
    The words increased and increasing can both be used as adjectives, as in an increased appetite or increasing sales. The opposite of increase as both a verb and a noun is decrease. Example: My boss increased my workload, which led to an increase in stress. Where does increase come from? The first records of the word increase come from the 1300s.

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