Definition of increase

• 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.
• v. i. - To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
• v. i. - To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.
• 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.
• v. i. - Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.
• v. i. - That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.
• v. i. - Progeny; issue; offspring.
• v. i. - Generation.
• v. i. - The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon.