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(1):

(v. i.) To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; - opposed to decrease.

(2):

(v. i.) Progeny; issue; offspring.

(3):

(v. i.) Generation.

(4):

(v. t.) To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.

(5):

(v. i.) Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.

(6):

(v. i.) The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; - said of the moon.

(7):

(v. i.) To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

(8):

(v. i.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.

(9):

(v. i.) That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Increase'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/increase.html. 1828.
 
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