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

"Quite a long diary entry from yesterday, but I particularly loved these two bits which appealed in different ways to my appreciation of the history of science: at noon to Sir Philip Warwicke's to dinner, where abundance of company come in unexpectedly; and here I saw one pretty piece of household stuff, as the company increaseth, to put a larger leaf upon an oval table."

increase    increased    increases   

boldnesse    excessiue    affordeth    euill    condicions