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increase

[in-krees, in-krees] / ɪnˈkris, ˈɪn kris /




Usage

What are other ways to say increase? To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions. Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work).

Example Sentences

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"And the trend is clear - the mass extinction pulses led directly to increased speciation after several millions of years."

From Science Daily

"Our data suggests key things that increase the likelihood of flu transmission -- coughing is a major one," said Dr. Jianyu Lai, post-doctoral research scientist, who led data analysis and report writing for the team.

From Science Daily

"In an era of climate change and increasing population size, bringing innovation to agricultural production is going to be a huge path forward."

From Science Daily

"We have increased exports to the EU and China," he said, adding they were the top markets after the United States.

From Barron's

However, that monthly cost was later increased to $7,000, the court documents note.

From MarketWatch