INCREASE    增加益/滋

CAUSE TO BECOME MORE IN QUANTITY.
ADD TOMAKE LARGERMAKE BIGGERAUGMENTSUPPLEMENTTOP UPBUILD UPEXTENDRAISESWELLINFLATEMAGNIFYMAXIMIZEINTENSIFYSTRENGTHENHEIGHTENAMPLIFYINFORMAL UPJACK UPHIKE UPBUMP UPTORQUE UPCRANK UPGROWGET BIGGERGET LARGERENLARGEEXPANDSWELLRISECLIMBESCALATESOARSURGEROCKETSHOOT UPSPIRALINTENSIFYSTRENGTHENEXTENDHEIGHTENSTRETCHSPREADWIDENMULTIPLYSNOWBALLMUSHROOMPROLIFERATEBALLOONBUILD UPMOUNT UPPILE UPACCRUEACCUMULATE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most current and most general word for increase, both abstract and concrete is yì 益 (ant. sǔn 損 "decrease"). See MORE which overlaps considerably with this group. 2. Zī 滋 is an archaic but not uncommon word referring to an overall natural increase or growth in quantity of something, but the most current use of the word is adverbial in the sense "increasing naturally". 3. Zé1ng 增 (ant. shǎo 少 "beocme less") typically refers to concrete or material increase of something. 4. Jiā 加 (ant. jiǎn 減 "decrease by taking away") typically focusses on the action of adding something which brings about the increase.
Modern Chinese Criteria
增多 增加 加多 加碼 充實 增 長 多 加 添 益 搭 追加 增長 豐富 助長 長 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • SWELL　INCREASE in SIZE BECAUSE of ILLNESS. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • REDUCECHANGE something so as to CAUSE it to BECOME MORE FEW:fewer.
Hypernym
  • MORE　BIG in QUANTITY OR INTENSE WHEN COMPARED to something. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • INTENSELY　To a HIGH DEGREE. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
  • DEGREE　FEATURE of MORE or LESS. (anc: 4/0, child: 4)
  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

    augeo 'to increase (tr.)' [v. II; pf. auxi, ppp. auctum] (P1.+)

    Derivatives: augescere 'to increase, grow' (Naev.+); augur, -uris (older auger

    according to Priscian) 'bird-observer, augur, prophet' (Cato+), augurium 'augury,

    omen' (P1.+; acc.pl. augura Acc. lx), augurare 'to foretell' (P1-+), augustus 'solemn,

    venerable' (Enn.+), auxilium 'assistance, aid' (P1.+); auctare 'to cause to grow'

    (P1.+), auctarium 'overplus' (PI., Paul, ex F.), auctor 'seller, authoritative person'

    (P1.+), auctoritas 'right of ownership, authority* (Lex XII+), auctio 'public sale'

    (P1.+), auctus, -us 'increase' (Lucr.+); augmen, -minis 'addition' (Lucr.), augmentum

    'increase' (Sen.+), augificare 'to make larger' (Enn. lx).

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.14.14

    AGRANDIR.AUGMENTER

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 439

    • Words (27 items)

    益  yì OC: qleɡ MC: ʔiɛk 33 Attributions

    The most current and most general word for increase, both abstract and concrete is yì 益 (ant. sǔn 損 "decrease"). See MORE which overlaps considerably with this group.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 損/REDUCE The current general word for diminishing or lessening anything in any way is sǔn 損 (ant. yì 益 "increase, improve")..
    • Synon: 增 / 曾/INCREASE Zēng 增 (ant. shǎo 少 "beocme less") typically refers to concrete or material increase of something.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVincreasingly; the more... the more; more, ever more
    • viactmake an addition
    • vichangegrow, increase, become more; develop progressively
    • vtoNincrease; give more
    • vtoNabfigurativecompound, increase, exacerbateCH
    • vtoNmathematical termCHEMLA 2003:
    • vttoN1.+N2N2=amountincrease (something N1) by (an amount N2)
    • vttoN1:postvtoN2add (something) to (something)
    加  jiā OC: kraal MC: kɣɛ 13 Attributions

    Jiā 加 (ant. jiǎn 減 "decrease by taking away") typically focusses on the action of adding something which brings about the increase.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 減/REDUCE Jiǎn 減 (ant. zēng 增 "increase") typically refers to a reduction in the intensitity or in the number of something.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNadded, special, increasing
    • vadVsign of comparative: increasingly, to a higher degree
    • vichangeincrease; become more
    • vt+V[0]figurativeincrease the intensity of V-ing
    • vtoNincreaseTWH
    增  zēng OC: tsɯɯŋ MC: tsəŋ
    曾  zēng OC: tsɯɯŋ MC: tsəŋ 12 Attributions

    Zēng 增 (ant. shǎo 少 "beocme less") typically refers to concrete or material increase of something.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 損/REDUCE The current general word for diminishing or lessening anything in any way is sǔn 損 (ant. yì 益 "increase, improve")..
    • Ant: 減/REDUCE Jiǎn 減 (ant. zēng 增 "increase") typically refers to a reduction in the intensitity or in the number of something.
    • Assoc: 加/ADD The current general word for adding something onto something else, both abstractly and concretely, is jiā 加 (ant. sǔn 損 "detract from"). [GENERAL]
    • Synon: 益/INCREASE The most current and most general word for increase, both abstract and concrete is yì 益 (ant. sǔn 損 "decrease"). See MORE which overlaps considerably with this group.

      Syntactic words
    • nabprocessaddition, increasing
    • viprocessincrease
    • vt+V[0]increase the V-ing of things
    • vtoNadd to, reinforce
    • vtoNfigurativeincrease abstractly the practice of; increase the status of
    • vtoNmathematical termCHEMLA 2003:
    滋  zī OC: tsɯ MC: tsɨ 11 Attributions

    Zī 滋 is an archaic but not uncommon word referring to an overall natural increase or growth in quantity of something, but the most current use of the word is adverbial in the sense "increasing naturally".

      Syntactic words
    • nabactthe ensuring of increase
    • vadVincreasingly; more and more 滋甚"ever more"
    • vichangebecome more and more; increase GUOYU: 民乃藩滋"then the population increased"
    • vtoNto increase
    重  chóng MC: drjowng OC: doŋ 9 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmaximise; intensify
    • vtoNto multiply NLZ
    多  duō OC: k-laal MC: tɑ 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVall the more, more and more
    • vichangeincrease, multiply, become more and more
    • vtoNcausativeincrease the size or amount of (stockpiles etc); increase the number of
    介  jiè OC: kreeds MC: kɣɛi 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNarchaic and poetic, SHI: support
    增長  zēng zhǎng OC: tsɯɯŋ krlaŋʔ MC: tsəŋ ʈi̯ɐŋ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangeincrease
    • VPtoNcause oneself to grow better, cause oneself to grow spiritually
    殖  zhí OC: djɯɡ MC: dʑɨk 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vichange(goods, population) increase
    漸  jiàn MC: dzjemX OC: dzamʔ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNincreaseLZ
    • vtoNpassivebe increasedLZ
    愈  yù OC: loʔ MC: ji̯o 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVincreasingly; more and more proficientlyCH
    • viprocessbecome more and more
    長  zhǎng OC: krlaŋʔ MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNchangeincrease, allow to increase; (of prices) rise (GUAN) 日日以長 "rise daily, increase daily" (JIA YI)
    增益  zēng yì OC: tsɯɯŋ qleɡ MC: tsəŋ ʔiɛk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangeincrease
    • vtoNincrease
    眾  zhòng OC: tjuŋs MC: tɕuŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativecause to increase
    滋長  zī zhǎng MC: tsi drjang  OC: tsɯ krlaŋʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPifigurativeabstractly: increase, get greaterCH
    蕃  fán OC: ban MC: bi̯ɐn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vimultiply, proliferateCH
    • vtoNcausativeincrease the quantity of
    增倍  zēng bèi OC: tsɯɯŋ bɯɯʔ MC: tsəŋ bəi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVincreasingly so as to double> doubling the price; doubling the amount
    贅  zhuì OC: tjods MC: tɕiɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vichangeswell up, increase
    加進  jiā jìn MC: kae tsinH OC: kraal tsins 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiprocessgrow, increase continually; increase progressivelyCH
    陪  péi OC: bɯɯ MC: buo̝i 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdouble up> increase the territory of (a state)
    津津  jīn jīn MC: tsin tsin OC: tsin tsin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPi.redincrease, be welling up, smolder awayCH
    光啟  guāng qǐ OC: kʷaaŋ kheeʔ MC: kɑŋ khei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNgreatly increase the territory of (ZUO)
    馺遝  sà tà MC: sop dop OC: -- -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiproliferateCH
    溢尤  yì yóu OC: k-liɡ ɢʷɯ MC: jit ɦɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPikeep increasing
    加多  jiā duō OC: kraal k-laal MC: kɣɛ tɑ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangeto increase in amount, to become more
    滋甚  zī shèn OC: tsɯ ɡljumʔ MC: tsɨ dʑim 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangeincrease more and more
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiproliferateCH