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increases

noun

Meaning

  1. An amount by which a quantity is increased.
  2. For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
  3. Offspring, progeny
  4. The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
  5. (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
  6. To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
  7. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
  8. To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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