To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
Offspring, progeny
An amount by which a quantity is increased.
To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
To decline in function or utility.
To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
Verbal nonsense.
Decaying matter.