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(in-creas-es) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree; to grow or expand.

Example Sentence

They are studying if age increases agglutinating activity.

More Example Sentences

As more plants grow, the amount of oxygen in the air increases.

Synonyms

grows; expands; rises

Antonyms

decreases; diminishes; lessens

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Rhymes

  • ceases
  • creases
  • greece's
  • lease's
  • leases
  • lisa's
  • meese's
  • niece's
  • nieces
  • pieces
  • reese's
  • suisse's

  • decreases
  • elisa's
  • increases
  • matisse's
  • maurice's
  • police's
  • polices
  • raleses
  • releases
  • teresa's
  • increases
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