INCREASED

/ɪnˈkɹiːst/

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Definition

/ɪnˈkɹiːst/

verb

(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
“His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.”
To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
“The Moon increases.”