increase vs elevation

elevation vs increase

increase and elevation both are nouns.

increase is a verb but elevation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
increase	Yes	No	Yes	No
elevation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, elevation is a hyponym of increase; that is, elevation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:

increase: the act of increasing something
elevation: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

Other hyponyms of increase include addition, advance, rise, appreciation, surge, upsurge, augmentation, amplification, enlargement, expansion, escalation, maximation, maximisation, maximization, exaggeration, expanding upon, expansion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, inclusion, aggrandisement, aggrandizement, strengthening, intensification, intensification, split, split up, stock split.

increase (noun)	elevation (noun)
the act of increasing something	the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
the amount by which something increases	drawing of an exterior of a structure
a change resulting in an increase	distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important	(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
a quantity that is added	the event of something being raised upward
	a raised or elevated geological formation
	angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
	the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

increase (verb)	elevation (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount
make bigger or more

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