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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

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to bloat
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to become larger and uncomfortable, often due to gas or excess fluid

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to bulge
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to cause something to stick out, often due to pressure or excess

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to expand
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to become something greater in quantity, importance, or size

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to peak
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to reach the highest level, point, or intensity

Ex: Social media activity 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

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to raise
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to make the intensity, level, or amount of something increase

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

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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 surge.
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to grow in amount or number rapidly

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to increase rapidly and dramatically, often referring to prices, numbers, or success

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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 adding up since the new design was launched .
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(of an amount or price) to increase rapidly

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to extend
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to enlarge or lengthen something

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to widen
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to become wider or broader in dimension, extent, or scope

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to increase the dimension of something

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to increase the length or duration of something

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to expand or enlarge the size or dimensions of something

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to stretch something in order to make it longer

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to make something longer, looser, or wider, especially by pulling it

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to grow or increase in size or dimensions

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to add to something's value, effect, size, or amount

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to dilate
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to increase in size or width

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to increase something to the highest possible level

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to improve something by adding something to it

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to resize
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to change the size of something

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to increase something, such as a quantity, level, or value

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to make someone or something more powerful, important, or wealthy

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

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to make something increase in amount, intensity, or production

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