v.
/
ɪnˈkriːs/
make or become greater in size, amount, or degree.
n.
/
ˈɪŋkriːs/
an instance of increasing.
Derivative
- increasable adj.
- increasing adj.
- increasingly adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. encreistre, from L. increscere, from in- ‘into’ + crescere ‘grow’.