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Synset

make bigger or more
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increase more info

sample sentences

"The boss finally increased her salary"
"The university increased the number of students it admitted"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s their earnings this year
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
increase increase increase increase increase
antonym
decrease
semantic pointers
hypernym
change, alter, modify
hyponym
extend, stretch augment build up enlarge up raise enlarge, blow up, magnify multiply, manifold build up, work up, build, ramp up expand, inflate, blow up, amplify intensify, step up, escalate boost lengthen regenerate maximize, maximise heighten rise, heighten rev, rev up step up, rev up advance, boost, supercharge extend, broaden, widen kite