Increase and Resist

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

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

Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Increase and resist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Increase" instead a verb "Resist".

ability	increase ability	resist ability
power	increase power	resist power
force	increase force	resist force
strength	increase strength	resist strength
Other words: attack, pressure, chance, effect, time, influence, damage, powers.

Subverted in that the game tells you exactly what it does — increase your chances to both resist and inflict ailments.

Source: Video Game / Ill Will
Inside 1.5x the critical radius, ANY horizontal thrust will cause you to be pulled toward the horizon because gravity will increase by a factor greater than your rotation can resist.

Source: Analysis / Gravity Sucks
Fire, Ice, Lightning: Flaky can apply one or all of these to herself using either Fire Weapon, Ice Weapon, Thunder Weapon or Reinforce, allowing her to change her regular attack's attribute, resist the element(s), and slightly increase her ATK.

Source: Video Game / Legends Of Happy Tree Town

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