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n. Plural form of increase.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of increase.

"In studies, 70 percent to 80 percent of young people who report these strange experiences do not ever qualify for a full-blown schizophrenia diagnosis, yet the label increases the risk of being "treated" with powerful anti-psychosis drugs."

abate    diminish    relax    diminution    lowering    loss    drop    shrinkage    fall    reduction   

increased    increases    increasing   

imperceptible increase   

increasable   

grow    augment    advance    wax    extend    lengthen    enhance    aggravate    extension    increment   

Bernice    Clarice    Clarisse    Denise    Elise    Greece    Luis    Maurice    Nice    Patrice   

change    rate    reduction    result    value    improvement    gain    factor    decline    rise