INCREASE, INCREASED, INCREASING
ADJECTIVES
► ACCRESCENT growing continuously, ever increasing → 1753
► BOUNDING increasing by leaps and bounds, or rapidly → 1887
► CREASING increasing → 1592 obs.
► CRESCENT growing, increasing, developing → 1568
► ECHING that increases → 1644 obs.
► RAXING growing, increasing → 1892 Sc.
► VANTAGED increased, augmented → 1578 obs.
NOUNS
► ACCREASE increase → 1598 obs.
► AUCTION the act of increasing; increase, growth → 1692 obs.
► BUMP-UP a sudden increase → 1927
► CREASE an increase → c1440 obs.
► CREASEMENT increase, augmentation → 1592 obs.
► CREASING an increasing, increase, growth → 1398 obs.
► CRESCENCE growth, increase → 1602 obs.
► ECHING the act of increasing, enlarging, supplementing; an addition → 1382
► EKE an addition, increase; a piece added on; a supplement → 894 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► EKEMENT an increase, extension, enlargement → a1603 obs.
► MAGMENT great increase → 1623 obs.
► MAJORATION the act of increasing or intensifying → 1626 obs.
► OCKER increase → 1610 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► RAISEMENT an advance, increase, rise → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCANCLISHIN scanty increase → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► EKER one who increases → 1483 obs.
VERBS
► ACCREASE 1. to increase → 1401 obs.
2. to increase or grow by addition → 1535 obs.
► ACCRESCE 1. to increase, to grow up → 1637 obs.
2. to increase, to add to → 1652 obs.
► ADAUGE to add to, to augment, to increase by addition → 1657 obs.
► ADVANCE to raise in amount or number, to increase → 1576 obs.
► AMOUNT to mount up, to increase → ME obs.
► BIGGEN to grow big, to increase in size → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIGGER to increase in size; to grow bigger → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CREASE to increase → c1380 obs.
► ECHE to enlarge, to augment, to increase → a1000 obs.
► EKE to increase, to grow → 1535 obs.
► GREATEN to increase, to enlarge, to magnify → 1626 arch.
► HIT THE CEILING to increase to an excessive level → 1903 Amer. sl.
► INGROWTH increase → 1826 Sc.
► LARGE to enlarge, to increase, to widen → a1340 obs.
► MAGNOPERATE to make greater; to cause a great increase of → 1610 obs.
► MAJORATE to make greater; to cause to increase or develop → 1656 obs.
► OCKER to increase, to add to → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► SNOWBALL to increase rapidly → 1929 Amer. sl.
► THRO to grow, to increase in size or stature; to grow up → 1325 obs.
► THRODDEN to thrive; to grow, to increase; to improve by care or cultivation → 1641 Eng. dial.
► YCHE to augment, to increase → 1398 obs.