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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
In
kris
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In
kris
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| inflections: |
increases, increasing, increased |
| definition: |
to make larger or more numerous.
I can't afford the bike I wanted since the company increased the price.The university has slowly increased the number of women on the faculty.The management was forced to increase wages for many of the workers.- synonyms:
- add to, augment, boost, build, enlarge, expand, jack up, multiply
- antonyms:
- decrease, diminish, lessen, lower, reduce, taper
- similar words:
- accelerate, advance, aggrandize, amplify, elevate, escalate, hike, intensify, magnify, proliferate, raise, swell, up
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| related words: |
aggravate, augment, better, broaden, build, bulk, compound, elongate, enrich, extend, inflate, lengthen, speed, supplement |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
In
kris
[or]
In
kris
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| definition 1: |
to become larger or more numerous.
Our town is increasing rapidly in size.I'm worried that your absences are increasing.Most of these goods have increased in price recently.- synonyms:
- augment, build, enlarge, expand, mount, multiply, rise
- antonyms:
- decrease, diminish, dip, dwindle, lessen, shrink
- similar words:
- accelerate, accrue, balloon, burgeon, collect, escalate, extend, grow, intensify, magnify, mushroom, proliferate, skyrocket, swell, upsurge, upswing, wax
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| definition 2: |
to multiply by reproduction.
- synonyms:
- breed, multiply, procreate, reproduce
- similar words:
- accrue, proliferate, propagate
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| related words: |
accumulate, add, appreciate, build, bulk, elongate, gain, gather, jump, rise |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
In
kris
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| definition 1: |
an addition in size or amount.
I'm celebrating getting an increase in my salary.The doctor expressed his concern over the increase in the patient's weight.There was an increase in the number of violent crimes last year.- synonyms:
- accession, addition, boost, buildup, growth, rise, upturn
- antonyms:
- cutback
- similar words:
- accretion, upsurge, upswing
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| definition 2: |
the act or process of increasing.
The increase in sales has been steady over the past year.- synonyms:
- amplification, augmentation, enlargement, escalation, expansion, growth, rise
- antonyms:
- decrease, reduction
- similar words:
- acceleration, accretion, boost, multiplication, raise, swell
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| definition 3: |
the amount or quantity by which something is increased.
This number represents a five percent increase in cost.The employees are demanding an increase of two dollars per hour.- synonyms:
- augmentation, expansion, rise
- antonyms:
- decrease, discount
- similar words:
- amplification, boost, enlargement, growth, more, swell
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| related words: |
addition, appreciation, epidemic, explosion, gain |
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| derivation: |
increasingly (adv.) |
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