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mount

verb [I] (INCREASE)
 
 
/maʊnt/

Definition

C2 to gradually increase, rise, or get bigger: The children's excitement is mounting as Christmas gets nearer.Increasing and intensifying
(Definition of mount verb (INCREASE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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