different between increase vs deepen

English

Alternative forms

• encrease (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English increse, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“increase”), present active infinitive of incresc?, from in (“in, on”) + cresc? (“grow”).

The verb is from Middle English incresen, encresen.

Pronunciation

• (verb): enPR: ?nkr?s?, IPA^(key): /?n?k?i?s/
• (noun): enPR: ?n?kr?s, IPA^(key): /??nk?i?s/
• Rhymes: -i?s
• Hyphenation: in?crease

Verb

increase (third-person singular simple present increases, present participle increasing, simple past and past participle increased)

1. (intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

   • The waters increased and bare up the ark.

2. (transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
3. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
   • 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature

     Fishes are infinitely more numerous of increasing than Beasts or Birds, as appears by the numerous Spawn.

4. (astronomy, intransitive) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

Synonyms

• (become larger): wax, go up, grow, rise, soar (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly); See also Thesaurus:increase
• (make larger): increment, raise, up (informal); See also Thesaurus:augment
• (multiply by production of young): proliferate, propagate, teem
• (to show more of the surface): wax

Antonyms

• (become larger): decrease, drop, fall, go down, plummet (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), reduce, shrink, sink; See also Thesaurus:decrease
• (make larger): cut, decrease, decrement, lower, reduce; See also Thesaurus:diminish
• (multiply by production of young):
• (to show more of the surface): wane

Derived terms

• increasable
• Increase

Translations

Noun

increase (countable and uncountable, plural increases)

1. An amount by which a quantity is increased.
   • 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns

     She says an increase in melting from climate change may put that at risk.

2. For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
3. Offspring, progeny
4. (knitting) The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).

Synonyms

• (amount by which a quantity is increased): gain, increment, raise (US, said of pay), rise; See also Thesaurus:adjunct or Thesaurus:acquisition
• (act or process of becoming larger): enlargement, expansion; See also Thesaurus:augmentation

Antonyms

• (amount by which a quantity is increased): cut, decrease, decrement, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage; See also Thesaurus:decrement
• (act or process of becoming larger): decline, decrease, diminishment; See also Thesaurus:diminution

Translations

Further reading

• increase in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• increase in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• increase at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Cairenes, Ceresian, cerasine, resiance

English

Etymology

From deep +? -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di?p?n/
• Rhymes: -i?p?n

Verb

deepen (third-person singular simple present deepens, present participle deepening, simple past and past participle deepened)

1. (transitive) To make deep or deeper

   They deepened the well by 200 feet.

2. (transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken

   The event deepened the prevailing gloom.

3. (transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree

   News of her death deepened my sorrow.

4. (transitive) To make lower in tone

   The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.

5. (transitive) To make more thorough or extensive.

   The class deepened my understanding of the subject.

6. (transitive) To make more intimate.

   The shared experiences deepened our relationship.

7. (transitive) To make more sound or heavy.

   The hypnotist then proceeded to deepen his trance.

8. (intransitive) To become deeper

   The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.

9. (intransitive) To become darker or more intense

   The crisis deepened in the following weeks.

10. (intransitive) To become lower in tone

    His voice deepened with age.

11. (intransitive) To become more thorough or extensive.

    His skill in deciphering the texts deepened with practice.

12. (intransitive) To become more intimate.

    The conversation deepened and they began to truly share.

13. (intransitive) To become more sound or heavy.

    The new bed allowed my sleep to deepen.

Synonyms

• depthen

Translations

Anagrams

• peened