This is the 8421st most frequent French word.
accroitre
To increase or to grow.
Accroître is used to mean 'to increase' in the context of improving or expanding outcomes such as productivity.
L'entreprise cherche à accroître sa productivité.
The company seeks to increase its productivity.
Accroître means 'to enhance' or 'to develop' when referring to personal or intellectual growth.
Il veut accroître ses connaissances en linguistique.
He wants to enhance his knowledge in linguistics.
Accroître is utilized in a passive sense to indicate improvement in a specific measurable quality.