accrease

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English acresen, accreesen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French acreistre, from Latin accrēscere, from ad- + crēscere (“to grow”). Doublet of accresce. === Verb === accrease (third-person singular simple present accreases, present participle accreasing, simple past and past participle accreased) (chiefly Early Modern, obsolete) To increase. === Noun === accrease (plural accreases) (Early Modern, obsolete) An increase.