"encrease" meaning in All languages combined

See encrease on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: encreases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} encrease (plural encreases)
  1. Obsolete spelling of increase. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: increase
    Sense id: en-encrease-en-noun-I61D~-nW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51

Verb [English]

Forms: encreases [present, singular, third-person], encreasing [participle, present], encreased [participle, past], encreased [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} encrease (third-person singular simple present encreases, present participle encreasing, simple past and past participle encreased)
  1. Obsolete spelling of increase. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: increase
    Sense id: en-encrease-en-verb-I61D~-nW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51

Inflected forms

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