Lewis Short
(verb) : in-crebresco, brŭi (also incrēbe-sco, bui), 3
* To become frequent or strong, to increase, gain ground, prevail, spread (= crebrior fieri, augeri, crescere; class.): mores deteriores,Plaut. Merc. 5, 1, 9: ventus,Cic. Fam. 7, 20, 3; cf.: auster increbruit,Caes. B. C. 3, 26; Liv. 37, 13, 2: nemorum murmur,Verg. G. 1, 359: fama belli,Liv. 7, 12, 7: ubi videt increbescere pugnas,Sil. 10, 1: numerus,Cic. Or. 20, 66: consuetudo,id. Phil. 14, 5: nonnullorum sermo increbruit,id. Opt. Gen. Or. 4, 11: inde rem ad triarios redisse, proverbio increbruit,grew into a proverb,Liv. 8, 8, 11: disciplina, quae nunc increbruit,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 3, § 7: late Latio increbrescere nomen,Verg. A. 8, 14: lucernae lumen hilaratum,became stronger,App. M. 5, p. 168.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary