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increase

[in-krees, in-krees] / ɪnˈkris, ˈɪn kris /




Usage

What are other ways to say increase? To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions. Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work).

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Additional experiments on Earth linked these microgravity-associated changes in the receptor binding protein to increased activity against E. coli strains that cause urinary tract infections in humans and are normally resistant to T7.

From Science Daily

Researchers believed that adding these soybeans to dairy diets could increase milk fat and protein output while also improving farm profitability.

From Science Daily

But with increased parity, Brewer believes that the sport is attracting new fans from programs that wouldn’t typically be thought of as football schools.

From The Wall Street Journal

The number of players throwing at least 95 mph at the Perfect Game national showcase increased sevenfold from 2014 to 2024, according to a report from Major League Baseball.

From Los Angeles Times

TSM 0.22%increase; green up pointing triangle , the world’s largest fabricator of advanced computer processors, have been discussing the need to expand operations beyond its namesake island.

From The Wall Street Journal