increase vs gather

gather vs increase

increase and gather both are nouns.

increase and gather both are verbs.

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

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

increase: become bigger or greater in amount
gather: increase or develop

Other hyponyms of increase include accrue, spike, add to, gain, explode, irrupt, pyramid, snowball, accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, pile up, add, deepen, intensify, compound, deepen, heighten, intensify, grow, pullulate, widen, appreciate, apprise, apprize, revalue, broaden, shoot up, climb, mount, rise, wax, full, wax, crescendo, swell.

increase (noun)	gather (noun)
the act of increasing something	the act of gathering something
the amount by which something increases	sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
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)	gather (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount	increase in amount by collecting or gathering
make bigger or more	increase or develop
	conclude from evidence
	assemble or get together
	draw together into folds or puckers
	look for (food) in nature
	draw and bring closer
	collect in one place
	get people together

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