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Speech codec used by CDMA networks
Enhanced Variable Rate Codec B (EVRC-B) is a speech codec used by CDMA networks. EVRC-B is an enhancement to EVRC and compresses each 20 milliseconds
Enhanced Variable Rate Codec B
Enhanced_Variable_Rate_Codec_B
Speech codec used by CDMA networks
Enhanced Variable Rate CODEC (EVRC) is a speech codec used in CDMA networks. It was developed in 1995 to replace the QCELP vocoder which used more bandwidth
Enhanced_Variable_Rate_Codec
List of computer file compression formats
2 (3GPP2) Enhanced Variable Rate Codec (EVRC, a.k.a. IS-127) – based on RCELP FFmpeg (decoder only) Enhanced Variable Rate Codec B (EVRC-B) QCELP (Qualcomm
List_of_codecs
Audio compression format optimized for speech coding
at variable bit rates ranging from 4.75 to 12.2 kbit/s with toll quality speech starting at 7.4 kbit/s. AMR was adopted as the standard speech codec by
Adaptive Multi-Rate audio codec
Adaptive_Multi-Rate_audio_codec
Speech codec used by CDMA networks
capacity. The suite includes two codecs: EVRC-B and EVRC-WB. EVRC-B, or Enhanced Variable Rate Codec B, is a speech codec that provides high-quality voice
4GV
description of the Cinepak codec Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Frame rate, resolution, etc. are coded as variable length data. "Theora format
Comparison_of_video_codecs
Information transmission rate expressed in bits per second
computing, bit rate (bitrate or as a variable R) is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time. The bit rate is expressed as
Bit_rate
Lossy audio coding format
and general audio. Due to its lower latency relative to other standard codecs, Opus finds specific use cases in real-time interactive communication for
Opus_(audio_format)
Superwideband speech audio coding standard
voiceageevs.com. Enhanced Voice Services Codec for LTE VoiceAge – EVS The 3GPP Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) codec Fraunhofer Technical Paper – Enhanced Voice Services
Enhanced_Voice_Services
Digital audio format
decoder together with the high audio quality of this codec using for the first time a 48 kHz sampling rate, a 20 bits/sample input format (the highest available
MP3
Audio compression software
encoding non-speech sounds like DTMF tones. Variable bit-rate (VBR) allows a codec to change its bit rate dynamically to adapt to the "difficulty" of
Speex
Lossy audio compression format
26.401 V6.0.0 (2004-09), General Audio Codec audio processing functions; Enhanced aacPlus General Audio Codec; General Description (Release 6)" (DOC)
Advanced_Audio_Coding
Video coding format developed by Microsoft
over a dial-up modem. This codec also supports professional-quality downloadable video with two-pass and variable bit rate (VBR) encoding." WMVA was the
VC-1
Family of proprietary audio codecs owned by Qualcomm
stands for audio processing technology) is a family of proprietary audio codec compression algorithms owned by Qualcomm, with a heavy emphasis on wireless
AptX
Cellular telephone network standard since 1991
signal. GSM was further enhanced in 1997 with the enhanced full rate (EFR) codec, a 12.2 kbit/s codec that uses a full-rate channel. Finally, with the
GSM
Multimedia information signaling
Multi-Rate (AMR) and Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband (AMR-WB) Audio Codecs," Proposed Standard. RFC 5188 – "RTP Payload Format for the Enhanced Variable Rate Wideband
RTP_payload_formats
2018 open and royalty-free video coding format
browser vendors. The AV1 bitstream specification includes a reference video codec. In 2018, Facebook re-encoded 400 compressed Facebook videos with AV1, VP9
AV1
ITU-T Recommendation
wideband speech and audio. Introduced in 2006, it defines variable bit-rate wideband enhancement using up to 12 hierarchical layers. The core layer is an
G.729
Computer format for digital audio
coding format, the container containing the raw audio data, and an audio codec. A codec performs the encoding and decoding of the raw audio data and this encoded
Audio_file_format
Video compression format, succeeds H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF) is a container format whose default codec is HEVC. While AVC uses the integer discrete cosine transform (DCT) with
High_Efficiency_Video_Coding
Lossy audio compression format
audio compression format. It is standardised as one of the three audio codecs of MPEG-1 alongside MPEG-1 Audio Layer I (MP1) and MPEG-1 Audio Layer III
MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_II
Methods of delivering voice communications and multimedia over IP networks
delivery protocols that encode audio and video with audio codecs and video codecs. Various codecs exist that optimize the media stream based on application
Voice_over_IP
Widely used standard for video compression
264/AVC codec that does not support SVC. For temporal bitstream scalability (i.e., the presence of a sub-bitstream with a smaller temporal sampling rate than
Advanced_Video_Coding
Audio codec
(AC-3), and has a number of improvements over that codec, including support for a wider range of data rates (32 kbit/s to 6144 kbit/s), an increased channel
Dolby_Digital_Plus
Video compression standard
motion compensation and variable block-size motion compensation, and the spec was later extended to add various additional enhanced features in 1998 and
H.263
ITU-T Recommendation
codec providing bitstream interoperability with G.729, G.729 Annex A and G.729 Annex B. Its official name is G.729-based embedded variable bit rate codec:
G.729.1
Audio technology company
identical to the HE-AAC v2 codec except for the addition of Dolby metadata, which is common for Dolby's other digital audio codecs. This metadata "ensures
Dolby
Speech analysis and encoding technique
developed the first variable-rate LPC algorithm. The same year, Atal and Manfred R. Schroeder at Bell Labs proposed an LPC speech codec called adaptive predictive
Linear_predictive_coding
Digital electronic representation of moving visual images
quality at the smallest average bit rate (and the smallest file size, accordingly). This method produces a variable bitrate because it tracks the variations
Digital_video
System spectral efficiency of communication system
suite offers EVRC-B and EVRC-WB. Enhanced Variable Rate Codec B (EVRC-B) is a speech codec used by CDMA networks. EVRC-B is an enhancement to EVRC and compresses
CDMA_spectral_efficiency
Video editing software
interface. The latter runs on platforms without application installation, codec installation, or machine configuration and has Web 2.0 features. Blackbird
Blackbird_(software)
Video of higher resolution than original television
Retrieved 2009-10-16. ...using the ultra-efficient VC-1 Advanced Profile codec. "Amazon.com: Help > Digital Products > Amazon Video On Demand". Amazon
High-definition_video
ARM Cortex-M based Microcontrollers by STMicroelectronics
integrated ST-LINK/V2 debugger via Mini-B USB connector, accelerometer (LIS302DL), microphone (MP45DT02), audio codec (CS43L22), 3.5 mm audio jack, 4 user
STM32
Short-range wireless technology standard
Specification version 3.0 or earlier Core Specification Addendum 1. L2CAP Enhanced modes Enhanced Retransmission Mode (ERTM) implements reliable L2CAP channel, while
Bluetooth
Digital audiovisual data interface
formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X Enhanced refresh rate and latency reduction features: Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) reduces or eliminates lag, stutter
HDMI
ETSI standard for cordless telephony
layer" (PDF). Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) "ETSI TS 103 634 V1.5.1 (2024-06). Low Complexity Communication Codec plus (LC3plus)" (PDF)
DECT
Compact encoding of digital data
coding. Uncompressed video requires a very high data rate. Although lossless video compression codecs perform at a compression factor of 5 to 12, a typical
Data_compression
Video codec
products (like TVs,) excluding content providers and operators. The AVS3 codec was added to DVB's media delivery toolbox. The AVS workgroup was founded
Audio_Video_Standard
Nvidia's hardware SIP core that performs video decoding
of the Nvidia GPUs, and it supports hardware decoding of multiple video codec standards: MPEG-2, VC-1, H.264, HEVC, and AV1. PureVideo occupies a considerable
Nvidia_PureVideo
Technique used in signal processing and data compression
"Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) Codec" (PDF). Fraunhofer IIS. March 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2019. Abousleman, G. P.; Marcellin, M. W.; Hunt, B. R
Discrete_cosine_transform
Digital satellite television standard
DVB-S2 coincided with the introduction of HDTV and H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) video codecs. Two new key features that were added compared to the DVB-S standard are:
DVB-S2
Voice encryption, transformation, and synthesis device
This work was developed into the channel vocoder which was used as a voice codec for telecommunications for speech coding to conserve bandwidth in transmission
Vocoder
Speech codec used by CDMA2000 networks
Retrieved 2009-05-26.[permanent dead link] RFC 3558 - RTP Payload Format for Enhanced Variable Rate Codecs (EVRC) and Selectable Mode Vocoders (SMV)
Selectable_Mode_Vocoder
Series of multichannel audio technologies
DTS codec to transmit audio, fidelity is limited to 5.1 channel at 48 kHz, 24bit. More than 5.1 channels, a higher sampling frequency or data rate are
DTS,_Inc.
System EGA—Enhanced Graphics Array E-mail—Electronic mail EGP—Exterior Gateway Protocol eID—electronic ID card EIDE—Enhanced IDE EIGRP—Enhanced Interior
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
Perceived video degradation
be determined offline (i.e., in a laboratory setting for developing new codecs or services) or in-service (to monitor and ensure a certain level of quality)
Video_quality
Royalty-free application programming interface and free and open-source library
For feature sets A, B and C, the maximum video width and height are 2048 pixels, minimum width and height 48 pixels, and all codecs are currently limited
VDPAU
Lossy compression method for reducing the size of digital images
T.81 and, in 1994, as ISO/IEC 10918-1. The JPEG standard specifies the codec, which defines how an image is compressed into a stream of bytes and decompressed
JPEG
Application programming interface for multimedia processing
of the Windows SDK. It includes several new enhancements, codecs and filter updates such as the Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR) and DXVA 2.0 (DirectX Video
DirectShow
abbreviations used in aviation, avionics, aerospace, and aeronautics. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References External
List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations
List_of_aviation,_avionics,_aerospace_and_aeronautical_abbreviations
Professional video editing, special effects, and visual effects software
a wide range of video and audio formats and codecs on both macOS and Windows. Using the Cineform Neo codec, it supports 3D editing. Adobe Premiere supports
Adobe_Premiere_Pro
Extensible multimedia architecture by Apple
trailers for several Star Wars movies. QuickTime could support additional codecs through plug-ins, for example with Perian. As operating systems and browsers
QuickTime
4K and 8K digital video formats
2 surround sound as Super Hi-Vision, which can be broadcast with H.264 codecs. The human visual system has a limited ability to discern improvements in
Ultra-high-definition television
Ultra-high-definition_television
Film and video editing software
UME is more flexible and extensible than AMA, allowing Avid to support codecs and formats faster and with better performance than with AMA. In December
Media_Composer
Part of GSM mobile telephone standard
Rate or GSM 06.90 Adaptive Multi-Rate speech codec. It can also be used for fax and Circuit Switched Data. A GSM half rate channel uses 12 frames out of
Um_interface
Nikon media processors
designated EI-14x and the Expeed 2 and 3 additionally include a HD video codec engine (FR-V based) and a 16-bit DSP with separate on-chip 4-block Harvard
Expeed
quality requirements considerations. Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V Y Z Variable Bit Rate (VBR) A compression scheme in which each unit
Glossary_of_video_terms
Discontinued line of portable media players by Apple
Double Data Rate (DDR) DRAM from Samsung "Fitness Updated". Apple.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011. "Chipworks | Apple APP-338S1146 Audio Codec". chipworks
IPod_Nano
extensible to support manufacturer-defined codecs, such as aptX. For an extended list of codecs, see List of codecs § Bluetooth. While designed for a one-way
List_of_Bluetooth_profiles
Electronic circuit element implementing a filter
chips, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) chips, pulse-code modulation (PCM) codec-filters, and PCM digital telephony. The simplest switched-capacitor (SC)
Switched_capacitor
2018 Android smartphones by Samsung Electronics
Retrieved 1 September 2020. "The S9 records 4K 60fps in high-efficiency codec, but no more than 5 min". Phone Arena. 2 March 2018. Archived from the original
Samsung_Galaxy_S9
Online audiobook and podcast service
Development proceeded, however, leading to Audible licensing the ACELP codec for its downloads in 2000, and Amazon bought a 5 percent stake in the then-publicly
Audible_(service)
Electrical or optical connectors for carrying audio and video signals
transmitted, often incorporating codecs not specific to the interface, such as PCM, MPEG-2, or the DTS Coherent Acoustics codec. In some cases, the application
Audio and video interfaces and connectors
Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors
Parallel computing platform and programming model
Decoder was deprecated in CUDA 9.2; it is now available in NVIDIA Video Codec SDK CUDA 10 comes with these other components: nvJPEG – Hybrid (CPU and
CUDA
Data interface description language
own customized encoding rules. Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) encoding is entirely unrelated to ASN.1 and its codecs, but encoded ASN.1 data, which is often
ASN.1
GPU microarchitecture by Nvidia
DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b. Fourth generation Delta Color Compression. Enhanced SLI Interface — SLI interface with higher bandwidth compared to the previous
Pascal_(microarchitecture)
Family of RISC-based computer architectures
on CPUs running at 10 MHz, and can run the GSM adaptive multi-rate (AMR) speech codec at 13 MHz. It features a comprehensive instruction set, separate
Arm_architecture_family
Series of GPUs by Nvidia
from decoding of MPEG-2 video to decoding of more advanced codecs (MPEG-4, WMV9), enhanced post-processing (advanced de-interlacing), and limited acceleration
GeForce_6_series
switch from Silverlight to encrypted HTML video alongside the VP9 video codec for users with fast machines, the ability of embedded YouTube videos to
Firefox_version_history
Device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information
used for them. 56 kbit/s line Codec Command and Data modes (modem) Fax demodulator Handshaking List of interface bit rates List of ITU-T V-series recommendations
Modem
file, without metadata. RA, RM – RealAudio format FLAC – Free lossless codec of the Ogg project LA – Lossless audio PAC – LPAC APE – Monkey's Audio OFR
List_of_file_formats
Subset of artificial intelligence
such as Portable Network Graphics (PNG) for images and Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) for audio. It achieved compression of image and audio data to 43
Machine_learning
Practice to keep digital assets accessible in long term
higher bit rates (this affects resolution of the image and size of file). Use technical and descriptive metadata. Use containers and codecs that are stable
Digital_preservation
Set of telecommunications standards
Multi-Band Excitation (IMBE) and Advanced Multi-Band Excitation (AMBE+2) voice codecs which were designed by Digital Voice Systems, Inc. to encode/decode the
Project_25
Device that converts a digital signal into an analog signal
redirect targets Rodgers, Sandi (December 1999). "Comparison of TI Voice-Band CODECs for Telephony Applications" (PDF). Application report. Retrieved 2026-02-25
Digital-to-analog_converter
Video and image technology for HDR displays
transfer functions, Rec. 2020 color primaries): HEIC (HEVC codec in HEIF file format) AVIF (AV1 codec in HEIF file format) AVIF alternatively supports gain
High-dynamic-range_television
Early recording process for live television
Years, IEEE Press, 1998, p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7803-4709-0. "An Overview of Codecs and Video Processing Software". Howtowatch.online. February 4, 2019. Retrieved
Kinescope
Series of graphics processing units produced by ARM Holdings
(hardware-based) Variable Rate Shading New Execution Engine, with doubled the FMA block, Matrix Multiply instruction support, and PPA improvements Arm Fixed Rate Compression
Mali_(processor)
Open-source CPU instruction set architecture
this proposed ISA varies from 2x to 5x a base CPU for a variety of DSP codecs. The proposal lacked instruction formats and a license assignment to RISC-V
RISC-V
Handheld mobile device
communication chips (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS receiver) Sound chip (audio codec and power amplifier) Gyroscope Capacitive touchscreen controller (ASIC and
Smartphone
Bitmap image file format family
transparency with rasterised vector graphics with fine color details. AV1 video codec or AVIF can also be used either as a video or a sequenced image. In April
GIF
Metadata formats for display devices
Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) and Enhanced EDID (E-EDID) are metadata formats for display devices to describe their capabilities to a video
Extended Display Identification Data
Extended_Display_Identification_Data
architectures; such new features of the processor included a HEVC video codec supporting up to 4k resolution. Other specification changes included HDMI
PlayStation 4 technical specifications
PlayStation_4_technical_specifications
Free and open-source library for 3D graphics rendering
Driver, PanVK, Early M1 Code - Phoronix". "Mesa 21.1 Released with RADV Variable Rate Shading, More Intel Vulkan Improvements - Phoronix". "Mesa 21.0 Released
Mesa_(computer_graphics)
Series of GPUs by Nvidia
NVENC is a power-efficient fixed-function pipeline that is able to take codecs, decode, preprocess, and encode H.264-based content. NVENC specification
GeForce_600_series
System on a chip by Nvidia
video, S-Video, stereo jack, USB USB On-The-Go Tegra APX 2600 Enhanced NAND flash Video codecs: 720p H.264 Baseline Profile encode or decode 720p VC-1/WMV9
Tegra
Second revision of the DVB-T standard
depending on which muxes are available.[circular reference] H.265 is the used codec with Full-HD by 50 Hz (1080p), which some hardware is not compatible in
DVB-T2
Wang, Huaming; Li, Jinyu; He, Lei; Zhao, Sheng; Wei, Furu (2025). "Neural Codec Language Models are Zero-Shot Text to Speech Synthesizers". IEEE Transactions
Timeline of computing 2020–present
Timeline_of_computing_2020–present
Former satellite radio company
using the CT-aacPlus (HE-AAC) codec from Coding Technologies for most channels. That said, some channels rely on the AMBE codec from Digital Voice Systems
XM_Satellite_Radio
New features added in Windows XP
(officially called Windows Media Player for Windows XP) and Windows Media 8 codecs. Windows Media Player for Windows XP introduced ID3 support for MP3s, editing
Features_new_to_Windows_XP
Digital camera lens mount
The ZR is the first Nikon camera that offers the 12-bit R3D NE raw video codec (Redcode Raw with TicoRAW) internally. Notes All SD card slots are UHS-II
Nikon_Z-mount
Digital media store
supposition that it offers better quality compared to other codecs at similar bit rates. Mastered for iTunes (MFiT) is a procedure developed by Apple
ITunes_Store
Open standard for digital television broadcasting
is an XML Schema-based technology, and the DVB profile is tailored for enhanced Personal Digital Recorders. In the early 2000s, DVB started an activity
DVB
high-fidelity (hi‑fi), microphone Digital audio – audio coding, sound chip, audio codec, pulse-code modulation (PCM), μ-law algorithm, audio filter, anti-aliasing
List_of_MOSFET_applications
ENHANCED VARIABLE-RATE-CODEC-B
ENHANCED VARIABLE-RATE-CODEC-B
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Hebrew
Giver; Gift of God; Form of Nathan; Given by God
Male
English
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, TATE means "cheerful."
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Variable
Female
Hindi/Indian
(रति) Hindi myth name of the wife of Kama, RATI means "pleasure."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Kate, CATE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a pass or narrow valley, from Old English hraca ‘throat’, or a habitational name from any of the minor places deriving their name from this word, such as Rake in Devon or The Rake in Sussex.English and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle Dutch rake ‘rake’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such implements or as a nickname for a tall thin man. (The expression ‘lean as a rake’ is found in Chaucer.)
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Finnish, German, Indian, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian
To be Cheerful; Great; Measure of Land; Great Talker
Boy/Male
Irish American English
Helpful.
Male
Hebrew
Short form of Hebrew Nathan, NATE means "a giver" or "whom God gave."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Rockstar
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the personal name Pat(t), Pate, a short form of Patrick.English and Scottish : nickname for a man with a bald head, from Middle English pate ‘head’, ‘skull’.French (Paté) : from Old French pat(t)é ‘with paws’, ‘pawed’ (from pat(t)e ‘paw’), a nickname, applied presumably to a man with large and clumsy hands and feet.German : nickname for a trustworthy man, from Middle High German pate, Middle Low German pade ‘godfather’, ‘male relative’ (see Paeth), or alternatively from a personal name Bado, probably meaning ‘battle’, ‘fight’.
Female
English
Pet form of English Katherine, KATE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Raw.North German : variant of Rave.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Priceless, Valuable, Rare, Precious
Male
English
Medieval form of English Ralph, RAFE means "wise wolf."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Irish
Cushion; Helpful
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Traditional
One who Enhances Beauty
Girl/Female
Hindu
Priceless, Valuable, Rare, Precious
Female
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hebrew Ruth, RUTE means "appearance" or "friendship."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, Irish
Cushion; Helpful; Pillow
ENHANCED VARIABLE-RATE-CODEC-B
ENHANCED VARIABLE-RATE-CODEC-B
Girl/Female
French, Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
Journey
Boy/Male
Muslim
Compensation, Consoling
Boy/Male
Arabic
Desert; Forest; Jungle
Girl/Female
American, Australian
A Plain
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lavanthika | லாவநà¯à®¤à¯€à®•ா
Name of a Raga
Boy/Male
Indian
Unique; None of Second
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Possessing Good Character
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Scandinavian, Swedish
Stone; A Rock; Form of Peter; Rock
Boy/Male
Muslim
Glory of kingdom, State
Girl/Female
Indian
Who Sees Good Things
ENHANCED VARIABLE-RATE-CODEC-B
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n.
A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables.
v. t.
To advance; to augment; to increase; to heighten; to make more costly or attractive; as, to enhance the price of commodities; to enhance beauty or kindness; hence, also, to render more heinous; to aggravate; as, to enhance crime.
a.
Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.
v. t.
To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension.
a.
Invariable.
n.
The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
v. t.
See Enhance.
imp. & p. p.
of Rate
imp. & p. p.
of Enhance
n.
That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.
a.
Relating to a codex, or a code.
n.
The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc.
n.
A collection or digest of laws; a code.
v. t.
To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
a.
Under the power of enchantment; possessed or exercised by enchanters; as, an enchanted castle.
a.
Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.
adv.
In a variable manner.
a.
Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable.
n.
One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount, price, etc.
v. i.
To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.