increase

ot noun

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

fe’l verb

1. (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater. His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.
2. To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax. The Moon increases.
3. To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
4. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.