Employ and Increase

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

Increase and employ are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Increase" instead a verb "Employ".

Increase

Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.

Employ and increase are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Increase".

Common collocations

power employ power increase power
force employ force increase force
attack employ attack increase attack
number employ number increase number
Other words: range, time, skills, powers, abilities.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Nth Doctor This trope, both in the original show and others which employ it, has two benefits; not only can it increase the series' run by offering a method to depict an immortal main character on a long-running show, it is also a wonderful way to derive drama.
  • Creator / Paradox Interactive The increase in accessibility and quality of their games is apparent when one compares a pre-2010 Paradox game to a post-2010 one, with Victoria II being the turning point.PDS games also employ a game engine with fairly intuitive code.
  • Video Game / 3D Maze Man Zerg Rush: Once you enter the later Rounds and the Ghosts increase in speed (to about as fast as the Maze Men can travel, if not more) and numbers (six on Round 2, eight on Round 3); they employ this strategy.
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