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  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.]
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     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.
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              The waters increased and bare up the ark. --Gen.
                                                    vii. 17.
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              He must increase, but I must decrease. --John iii.
                                                    30.
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              The heavens forbid
              But that our loves and comforts should increase,
              Even as our days do grow!             --Shak.
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     2. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile,
        fruitful, or prolific.
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              Fishes are more numerous or increasing than beasts
              or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn. --Sir
                                                    M. Hale.
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     3. (Astron.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the
        surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.
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     Increasing function (Math.), a function whose value
        increases when that of the variable increases, and
        decreases when the latter is diminished; also called a
        monotonically increasing function.
  
     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.
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  increased \increased\ adj.
     1. made greater in size or amount or degree. Opposite of
        decreased. [Narrower terms: augmented ; {exaggerated,
        hyperbolic, inflated; exaggerated, magnified, enlarged
        ; raised(prenominal), inflated ]
        [WordNet 1.5]

  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.

  increased
       adj : made greater in size or amount or degree [ant: decreased]

  increased
     Αγγλικά a.
     αυξημένος

  increased
     vb.
     (infl of en increase  ed-form)

  increased
     vb.
     (infl of en increase  ed-form)

  increased
     vb.
     (infl of en increase  ed-form)

  increased
     vb.
     (infl of en increase  ed-form)

  increased
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm i ncrease d)

  increased
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en increase ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb increase)

  Increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  متزايد

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/ 
  zvýšený

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  zvýšil

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  angewachsen, gewachsen, zugenommen
     Synonyms: grown, accumulated
  
   see: grow, increase, accumulate, growing, increasing, accumulate
  

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  aufgestockt
   see: increase, increasing
  

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  sich erhöht, sich gemehrt
   see: increase, increasing, it increases, it increased
  

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  sich gehäuft, zahlreicher geworden
     Synonym: accumulated
  
   see: increase, accumulate, become more frequent, increasing, accumulating, becoming more frequent
  

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  heraufgesetzt, hochgesetzt
     Synonym: raised
  
   see: increase, raise sth., increasing, raising
  

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  vergrößert, vermehrt, gesteigert, erweitert, erhöht
   see: increase, increasing
  

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  zugenommen, gestiegen, angestiegen, erhöht worden, gewachsen, angewachsen, gemehrt
        "it has/had increased"  - es hat/hatte zugenommen, es ist/war gestiegen
   see: increase, increasing, it increases, it increased
  

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  povećala, povećanjem, povećanoj, povećava

  increased /ɪŋkɹˈiːst/
  fokozott

  
/ˈɪnˌkɹist/, /ˌɪnˈkɹist/

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "increased":
     accelerated, aggrandized, aggravated, ampliate, amplified, annoyed,
     augmented, beefed-up, bloated, boosted, broadened, built-up,
     crescendoed, deepened, deliberately provoked, elevated, embittered,
     enhanced, enlarged, exacerbated, exasperated, expanded, extended,
     heated up, heightened, hiked, hotted up, inflated, intensified,
     irritated, jazzed up, magnified, manifold, multifold, multiple,
     multiplied, polynomial, proliferated, provoked, raised, reinforced,
     soured, spread, stiffened, strengthened, swollen, tightened, upped,
     widened, worse, worsened
  
  

  v. 增加;
  vbl. 增加;

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