Increase and Pass

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

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Pass is an antonym for increase.

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Increase is an antonym for pass in topics: cease, decide not to do.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

brief	brief increase	brief pass
short	short increase	short pass
direct	direct increase	direct pass
free	free increase	free pass
Other adjectives: simple, small, actual, massive, huge, little, supposed, new, major, extra, double.

ability	increase ability	pass ability
power	increase power	pass power
knowledge	increase knowledge	pass knowledge
number	increase number	pass number
Other words: time, level, points, skills, powers, levels.

This is designed to help the Ravenclaws increase their intellectual capacity, so it's literally "only smart people may pass".

Source: Only Smart People May Pass
In several published adventures, using your Cthulhu Mythos knowledge when speaking to cultists allows you to pass yourself off as one of them, which can considerably increase your life expectancy.

Source: Only the Knowledgable May Pass
In Tougher Than Most, Naruto has recently gained a Healing Factor on par with Deadpool and needs to increase his pain tolerance so he can't pass out from pain.

Source: Epic Fail / Fanfiction

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