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fra: accroître

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Meaning
means(verb) make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
increase
means(verb) become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
increase
means(verb) enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"
augment
means(verb) become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
grow
means(verb) increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
escalate, step up, intensify
means(verb) make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
heighten, compound, intensify, deepen
means(verb) make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"
enlarge
means(verb) grow by addition; "The interest accrues"
accrue
means(verb) make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
heighten
means(verb) make large; "blow up an image"
blow up, magnify, enlarge
means(verb) become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
widen
means(verb) become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
heighten, rise
means(verb) give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"
boost
means(verb) become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
deepen, intensify
means(verb) extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
broaden, extend, widen
means(verb) make wider; "widen the road"
widen
means(verb) increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
swell
means(verb) grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"
augment
means(verb) gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"
apprise, apprize, appreciate, revalue
means(verb) increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
rise, prove

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