Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - increase
Increase
increase
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)
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I. verb (~d; increasing) see: crescent Date: 14th century intransitive verb to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity), to multiply by the production of young, transitive verb to make greater ; augment, enrich, increasable adjective ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 14th century the act or process of increasing: as, addition or enlargement in size, extent, or quantity, propagation, something that is added to an original stock or amount by augmentation or growth (as offspring, produce, profit) ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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