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increase vs lengthen

lengthen vs increase

increase is a noun but lengthen is not a noun.

increase and lengthen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
increase Yes No Yes No
lengthen No No Yes No
As verbs, lengthen is a hyponym of increase; that is, lengthen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:
  • increase: make bigger or more
  • lengthen: make longer
increase (noun) lengthen (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) lengthen (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount become long or longer
make bigger or more make longer
Difference between increase and lengthen

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