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Verbs of Making and Changing - Verbs for Increases in Quantity or Size

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to increases in quantity or size such as "expand", "lengthen", and "widen".

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Categorized English Verbs of Making and Changing

to become larger in amount or size

Ex: During rush hour , traffic congestion tends to increase on the main roads .
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to bloat
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to become larger and uncomfortable, often due to gas or excess fluid

Ex: Avoiding certain foods will help prevent the stomach from bloating in the future .
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to bulge
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to cause something to stick out, often due to pressure or excess

Ex: Exceeding the weight limit may bulge the bottom of the cardboard box during transportation .
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to expand
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to become something greater in quantity, importance, or size

Ex: Over time , his interests expanded beyond literature to include philosophy , art , and music .
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to peak
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to reach the highest level, point, or intensity

Ex: Social media activity often peaks during major events or trending topics .
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to up
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to increase, typically in levels, efforts, or intensity

Ex: The company is currently upping its efforts to meet the growing demand .
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to raise
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to make the intensity, level, or amount of something increase

Ex: The chef is raising the heat to cook the steak perfectly .
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to increase something significantly or excessively

Ex: Faced with budget constraints , the university had no choice but to inflate tuition fees for the upcoming academic year .
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to surge
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(of prices, shares, etc.) to abruptly and significantly increase

Ex: Economic uncertainties often cause investors to turn to gold , causing its prices to surge.
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to grow in amount or number rapidly

Ex: The bacteria were proliferating in the warm and humid environment .
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to increase rapidly and dramatically, often referring to prices, numbers, or success

Ex: During the promotion , sales were skyrocketing every day .
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to add up
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to increase in number or amount over time

Ex: The number of visitors to the website has been adding up since the new design was launched .
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(of an amount or price) to increase rapidly

Ex: The unexpected event caused expenses to shoot up for the project .
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to extend
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to enlarge or lengthen something

Ex: The city council plans to extend the park by adding more green space .
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to widen
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to become wider or broader in dimension, extent, or scope

Ex: Her eyes widened in surprise at the unexpected news .
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to increase the dimension of something

Ex: To increase privacy , the homeowner planted bushes along the property line to thicken the hedge .
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to increase the length or duration of something

Ex: To improve safety , the city council voted to lengthen the crosswalks at busy intersections .
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to expand or enlarge the size or dimensions of something

Ex: The government decided to broaden access to healthcare services .
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to stretch something in order to make it longer

Ex: By the end of the renovation , the hallway will have been elongated to create a more spacious entrance .
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to make something longer, looser, or wider, especially by pulling it

Ex: He stretched the rubber tubing before securing it to the metal frame .
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to grow or increase in size or dimensions

Ex: The gap between the two cliffs was enlarging as erosion wore away at the rock over time.
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to add to something's value, effect, size, or amount

Ex: The city plans to augment public transportation services in the coming years .
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to dilate
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to increase in size or width

Ex: By the end of the experiment, the researcher will have observed how the material dilates under various conditions.
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to increase something to the highest possible level

Ex: The company aims to maximize profits through strategic marketing .
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to improve something by adding something to it

Ex: The new regulations will supplement the existing safety measures .
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to resize
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to change the size of something

Ex: While editing , she was continuously resizing the layout to improve visual appeal .
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to increase something, such as a quantity, level, or value

Ex: The government plans to bump up funding for education in the next fiscal year .
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to make someone or something more powerful, important, or wealthy

Ex: The politician worked hard to aggrandize his reputation among voters .
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to increase or enhance something

Ex: After a survey indicated low employee morale, the management aimed to pump the office perks up.
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to make something increase in amount, intensity, or production

Ex: The team plans to ramp up research efforts in the next quarter .
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Verbs of Making and Changing
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