accrease

verb

Meaning

To increase.
To increase.
An increase.

Examples

For then we shal have worke sufficient, without any more accrease.

Word Forms

accreases accreasing accreased

Etymology

From Middle English acresen, accreesen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French acreistre, from Latin accrēscere, from ad- + crēscere (“to grow”). Doublet of accresce.

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