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I0092100 (ĭn-krēs′)v. in·creased, in·creas·ing, in·creas·es v.intr.1. To become greater or larger.2. To multiply; reproduce.v.tr. To make greater or larger.n. (ĭn′krēs′)1. The act of increasing: a steady increase in temperature.2. The amount or rate by which something is increased: a tax increase of 15 percent.3. Obsolete Reproduction and spread; propagation.Idiom: on the increase Increasing, especially in frequency of occurrence: Crime is on the increase.

[Middle English encresen, from Old French encreistre, encreiss-, from Latin incrēscere : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + crēscere, to grow; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

in·creas′a·ble adj.in·creas′er n.in·creas′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: increase, expand, enlarge, augment, multiply¹
These verbs mean to make or become greater or larger. Increase sometimes suggests steady growth: The president's economic program is designed to increase consumer confidence. The city's population increased during the last decade. Expand applies especially to an increase in size, volume, or scope: Visiting the botanical garden has expanded my interest in tropical plants. These plant fibers expand when water is plentiful. Enlarge often implies an increase in size, area, or extent, as by widening or broadening: The landowner enlarged her property by repeated purchases. The disease causes the kidneys to enlarge. Augment usually applies to an increase that is already developed or well under way: She augmented her collection of books each month. As the pressure augments, the volume of the steam decreases. To multiply is to increase in number: The internet has multiplied the ways in which consumers can buy goods. The number of tourists visiting the town has multiplied since the highway opened.

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(ɪnˈkri sɪŋ li)
adv. to an increasing degree.

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increasingly - advancing in amount or intensity; "she became increasingly depressed"more and more, progressively

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adverb progressively, more and more, to an increasing extent, continuously more He was finding it increasingly difficult to make decisions.

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日益越来越多地不断增加地

increase

(inˈkriːs) verb to (cause to) grow in size, number etc. The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.增加 (ˈinkriːs) noun (the amount, number etc added by) growth. There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.增加inˈcreasingly adverb more and more. It became increasingly difficult to find helpers. 日益，越来越多地，不断增加地 on the increase becoming more frequent or becoming greater. Acts of violence are on the increase.不断增长

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adv advancing in amount or intensity

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