·vi Progeny; issue; offspring.
II. Increase ·vi Generation.
III. Increase ·vi To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
IV. Increase ·vi The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing;
— said of the moon.
V. Increase ·vi That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.
VI. Increase ·vi To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to Wax; as, the moon increases.
VII. Increase ·vi Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, ·etc.; augmentation; growth.
VIII. Increase ·vi To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to Grow; to Augment; to Advance;
— opposed to decrease.
IX. Increase ·vt To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, ·etc.; to add to; to Extend; to Lengthen; to Enhance; to Aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.