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noun
The act of increasing something.
synonym: increase.
is a specific kind of: change of magnitude.
is a broader term that covers: addition | advance, rise | appreciation | surge, upsurge | augmentation | amplification | enlargement, expansion | escalation | maximation, maximisation, maximization | exaggeration | expanding upon, expansion | accrual, accruement, accumulation | inclusion | aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation | strengthening | intensification | intensification | split, split up, stock split ... show more.
is the opposite of: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down.
derivation: increase | increase | escalate, intensify, step up.
Dutch: periodiekPolish: powiększenie, zwiększenie
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