increase vs expand

expand vs increase

increase is a noun but expand is not a noun.

increase and expand both are verbs.

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

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

increase: make bigger or more
expand: exaggerate or make bigger

Other hyponyms of increase include extend, stretch, augment, build up, enlarge, up, raise, blow up, enlarge, magnify, manifold, multiply, build, build up, ramp up, work up, amplify, blow up, inflate, escalate, intensify, step up, boost, lengthen, regenerate, maximise, maximize, heighten, heighten, rise, rev, rev up, rev up, step up, advance, boost, supercharge, broaden, extend, widen, kite.

increase (noun)	expand (noun)
the act of increasing something
the amount by which something increases
a change resulting in an increase
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
a quantity that is added

increase (verb)	expand (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount	grow vigorously
make bigger or more	exaggerate or make bigger
	become larger in size or volume or quantity
	expand the influence of
	make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
	extend in one or more directions

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