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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈkrisɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in krē′sing)

From the verb increase: (⇒ conjugate)
increasing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

in•creas•ing /ɪnˈkrisɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. [often: before a noun]

growing larger or greater:the increasing use of computers in the schools.

in•creas•ing•ly, adv.: increasingly easy to purchase handguns.

in•creas•ing (in krē′sing),USA pronunciation adj.

growing larger or greater;
enlarging;
augmenting.
Mathematics(of a function) having the property that for any two points in the domain such that one is larger than the other, the image of the larger point is greater than or equal to the image of the smaller point;
nondecreasing. Cf. decreasing (def. 2).

see increase, -ing² 1590–1600

in•creas′ing•ly, adv.

in•crease /v. ɪnˈkris; n. ˈɪnkris/USA pronunciation v., -creased, -creas•ing, n.
v.

to (cause to) become greater: [no object]Her knowledge increased daily.[~ + object]went to school to increase his knowledge of business.

growth in size, strength, or quality:[uncountable]The economy is on the increase.
Business an amount by which something is increased:[countable]an increase of 12%.

in•crease (v. in krēs′;n. in′krēs),USA pronunciation v., -creased, -creas•ing, n.
v.t.

to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality;
augment;
add to:to increase taxes.

v.i.

to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality:Sales of automobiles increased last year.
Developmental Biologyto multiply by propagation.
to wax, as the moon.

growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:the increase of crime.
the act or process of increasing.
Businessthat by which something is increased.
the result of increasing.
produce of the earth.
Businessproduct;
profit;
interest.
Developmental Biology[Obs.]
- multiplication by propagation;
  production of offspring.
- offspring;
  progeny.

Latin incrēscere, equivalent. to in- in-² + crēscere to grow; see crescent
Anglo-French encres-, Middle French encreiss-, stem of encreistre
Middle English incresen, encresen 1275–1325

in•creas′a•ble, adj.

Increase,

augment,

enlarge

increase

to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the

degree of

concentration.

Enlarge

to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions.

Augment,

to augment one's income

by doing extra work

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

increase vb /ɪnˈkriːs/

to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand

n /ˈɪnkriːs/

the act of increasing; augmentation
the amount by which something increases
on the increase ⇒ increasing, esp becoming more frequent

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French encreistre, from Latin incrēscere, from in-² + crēscere to growinˈcreasable adj increasedly /ɪnˈkriːsɪdlɪ/, inˈcreasingly adv inˈcreaser n

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