increase used intransitively implies progressive growth in size, amount, or intensity
his waistline increased with age
; used transitively it may imply simple not necessarily progressive addition.
increased her landholdings
enlarge implies expansion or extension that makes greater in size or capacity.
enlarged the kitchen
augment implies addition to what is already well grown or well developed.
the inheritance augmented his fortune
multiply implies increase in number by natural generation or by indefinite repetition of a process.
with each attempt the problems multiplied
Example Sentences
We had the photograph enlarged. as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French enlarger, enlargir, from en- + large broad, large