increase

 

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkriːs/
  • become or make greater in size, amount, or degree: [no object]: car use is increasing at an alarming rate [with object]: we are aiming to increase awareness of social issues (as adjective increasing) the increasing numbers of students

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋkriːs/
  • a rise in the size, amount, or degree of something: an increase of 28.3 per cent [mass noun]: some increase in inflation is expected

Phrases

on the increase

becoming greater, more common, or more frequent: fraud is on the increase

Derivatives

increasable

adjective

Origin:

Middle English (formerly also as encrease): from Old French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- 'into' + crescere 'grow'