verb
1.
Synonyms: increase 1, aggrandize, augment, beef (up), boost, expand, extend, heighten, magnify, multiply
Related Word: add (to), embroider, exaggerate; grow, stretch, widen
Contrasted words: attenuate; abridge; compress
2.
Synonyms: expand 4, amplify, develop, elaborate
3.
Synonyms: increase 2, augment, build, expand, heighten, mount, multiply, rise, upsurge, wax