increase vs grow

grow vs increase

increase is a noun but grow is not a noun.

increase and grow both are verbs.

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

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

increase: become bigger or greater in amount
grow: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

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

increase (noun)	grow (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)	grow (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
make bigger or more	become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
	cause to grow or develop
	increase in size by natural process
	pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
	develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
	grow emotionally or mature
	become attached by or as if by the process of growth
	cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
	come into existence; take on form or shape

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