The difference between Diminishment and Increase

When used as nouns, diminishment means the act of diminishing, whereas increase means an amount by which a quantity is increased.

Increase is also verb with the meaning: (of a quantity, etc.) to become larger or greater.

check bellow for the other definitions of Diminishment and Increase

Diminishment as a noun:

The act of diminishing; reducing in size, quantity, or quality.

Examples:

"synonyms: decline diminution lessening reduction"

Increase as a verb (intransitive):

(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

Examples:

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."
Increase as a verb (transitive):

To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
Increase as a verb:

To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
Increase as a verb (astronomy, intransitive):

To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

Examples:

"The Moon increases."

Increase as a noun:

An amount by which a quantity is increased.
Increase as a noun:

For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
Increase as a noun (knitting):

The creation of one or more new stitches; see .