5. (Astron.) The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the
waxing; -- said of the moon.
Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or
cut in the increase of the moon.
Bacon.
Increase twist, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the angle of twist
increases from the breech to the muzzle.
Syn. -- Enlargement; extension; growth; development; increment;
addition; accession; production.
In*crease"ful (?), a. Full of increase; abundant in produce.
"Increaseful crops." [R.] Shak.
In*crease"ment (?), n. Increase. [R.] Bacon.
In*creas"er (?), n. One who, or that, increases.
In*creas"ing*ly, adv. More and more.
In`cre*ate" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Increated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Increating.] [Pref. in- in + create.] To create within. [R.]
{ In"cre*ate (?), In"cre*a`ted (?), } a. [L. increatus. See In- not,
and Create.] Uncreated; self-existent. [R.]
Bright effluence of bright essence increate.
Milton.