Increase
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| # To make (a quantity) larger. | # To make (a quantity) larger. | ||
| - | ====Synonyms==== | + | ==Synonyms== |
| *become larger [[go up]], [[grow]], [[rise]], [[soar]] (rapidly), [[shoot up]] (rapidly) | *become larger [[go up]], [[grow]], [[rise]], [[soar]] (rapidly), [[shoot up]] (rapidly) | ||
| - | *make larger [[increment]], [[raise]], {{qualifier|informal}} [[up]] | + | *make larger [[increment]], [[raise]], [[up]] |
| - | ====Antonyms==== | + | ==Antonyms== |
| *become larger [[decrease]], [[drop]], [[fall]], [[go down]], [[plummet]] (rapidly), [[plunge]] (rapidly), [[reduce]], [[shrink]], [[sink]] | *become larger [[decrease]], [[drop]], [[fall]], [[go down]], [[plummet]] (rapidly), [[plunge]] (rapidly), [[reduce]], [[shrink]], [[sink]] | ||
| *make larger [[cut]], [[decrease]], [[decrement]], [[lower]], [[reduce]] | *make larger [[cut]], [[decrease]], [[decrement]], [[lower]], [[reduce]] | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | From Middle English ''encresen'', borrowed from Anglo-Norman ''encreistre'', from Latin ''increscere'' (“increase”), present active infinitive of ''increscō'', from ''in'' (“in, on”) + ''[[crescō]]'' (“grow”). | ||
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- to become larger.
- To make (a quantity) larger.
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Synonyms
- become larger go up, grow, rise, soar (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly)
- make larger increment, raise, up
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Antonyms
- become larger decrease, drop, fall, go down, plummet (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), reduce, shrink, sink
- make larger cut, decrease, decrement, lower, reduce
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Etymology
From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“increase”), present active infinitive of increscō, from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”).
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