Increased

verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːst/

Word Frequency: 115.0

Definitions

1.verb(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

2.verbTo make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

3.verbTo multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

4.verbTo become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

"The Moon increases."

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