increase in numbers

  • 1increase the numbers — index compound Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2increase — vb Increase, enlarge, augment, multiply mean to become or cause to become greater or more numerous. Increase distinctively carries the idea of progressive growth; sometimes it means nothing more than this {Jesus increased in wisdom and stature,… …

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  • 3NUMBERS, BOOK OF — (Heb. בְּמִדְבַּר; in the wilderness ), the fourth book of the Pentateuch. Like the other books of the Pentateuch, its name in Hebrew is taken from the first significant word in the book (the fifth word in chapter 1), which also reflects its… …

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  • 4increase — [in krēs′, in′krēs΄; ] for n. [ in′krēs΄, in krēs′] vi. increased, increasing [ME encresen < OFr encreistre < L increscere < in , in, on + crescere, to grow: see CRESCENT] 1. to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; grow 2. to… …

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  • 5Numbers and fractions — This entry deals with: • numbers, such as 4, 108, and 1,001 • Roman numerals, such as IV, XII, and XXXII • ordinal numbers, such as seventh , twenty first , and 63rd • fractions, decimals, and percentages, such as *41/2, 3.142, and 21% • ways of… …

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  • 6numbers and fractions — This entry deals with: • numbers, such as 4, 108, and 1,001 • Roman numerals, such as IV, XII, and XXXII • ordinal numbers, such as seventh , twenty first , and 63rd • fractions, decimals, and percentages, such as *41/2, 3.142, and 21% • ways of… …

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  • 7increase — ▪ I. increase in‧crease 2 [ˈɪŋkriːs] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. a rise in amount, number, or degree: increase in • There was an increase in delays of deliveries of supplies. increase be on the increase • Demand for low cost housing is on… …

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  • 8increase — increasable, adj. increasedly /in kree sid lee/, adv. v. /in krees /; n. /in krees/, v., increased, increasing, n. v.t. 1. to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes. v.i. 2. to become greater,… …

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  • 9increase — verb (increased, increasing) –verb (t) /ɪnˈkris / (say in krees) 1. to make greater in any respect; augment; add to. 2. to make more numerous. –verb (i) /ɪnˈkris / (say in krees) 3. to become greater or more numerous: sales increased. 4. to… …

  • 10increase — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become greater in size, amount, etc., or more numerous. 2 intr. advance (in quality, attainment, etc.). 3 tr. intensify (a quality). n. 1 the act or process of becoming greater or more numerous; growth,… …

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