Definitions
1.nounAn amount by which a quantity is increased.
2.nounFor a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
3.nounOffspring, progeny
4.nounThe creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
5.verb(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater."His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."
6.verbTo make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
7.verbTo multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
8.verbTo become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax."The Moon increases."