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increase
A	noun
	1	increase, step-up
			the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of magnitude ╚increase, step-up ╚maximization; maximisation; maximation ╚escalation ╚expansion; enlargement ╚amplification ╚augmentation ╚surge; upsurge ╚appreciation ╚advance; rise ╚addition
	2	increase, increment
			the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚amount ╚increase, increment ╚up-tick ╚tax-increase; tax boost; tax hike ╚supplement; supplementation ╚rise; boost; hike; cost increase ╚raise; rise; wage hike; hike; wage increase; salary increase ╚price increase ╚fare increase ╚complement ╚amplification; gain
	3	increase
			a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚change; alteration; modification ╚increase ╚waxing ╚runup; run-up ╚jump; leap ╚explosion ╚concentration ╚augmentation
	4	increase, increment, growth
			a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚increase, increment, growth ╚proliferation ╚population growth ╚multiplication ╚accretion ╚accretion ╚accretion ╚accretion; accumulation ╚accession
	5	addition, increase, gain
			a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚indefinite quantity ╚addition, increase, gain ╚accretion
B	verb
	1	increase
			make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚increase ╚blow up; enlarge; magnify ╚raise ╚up ╚enlarge ╚build up ╚augment ╚extend; stretch
	2	increase
			become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
		Category Tree: change ╚change magnitude ╚increase ╚snowball ╚pyramid ╚explode; irrupt ╚gain ╚add to ╚spike ╚accrue

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