The difference between Enlargement and Increase

When used as nouns, enlargement means the act of making something larger, 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 Enlargement and Increase

  1. Enlargement as a noun:

    The act of making something larger.

    Examples:

    "Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement."

  2. Enlargement as a noun (figuratively):

    A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.

  3. Enlargement as a noun:

    An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.

  4. Enlargement as a noun (obsolete):

    Freedom from confinement; liberty.

  5. Enlargement as a noun:

    Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length.

  1. 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."

  2. Increase as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

  3. Increase as a verb:

    To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

  4. Increase as a verb (astronomy, intransitive):

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

    Examples:

    "The Moon increases."

  1. Increase as a noun:

    An amount by which a quantity is increased.

  2. Increase as a noun:

    For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger

  3. Increase as a noun (knitting):

    The creation of one or more new stitches; see .

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