daccroître

D'accroître is the contracted form of de + accroître, the infinitive of the verb accroître. It is not a separate verb on its own but a prepositional infinitive used in expressions that require de before an infinitive. Accroître means to increase, to raise, or to enlarge, and is a transitive verb commonly found in formal, administrative, and economic contexts.

Formation and usage. The elision to d'accroître occurs before a vowel, as in afin d'accroître or dans le but d'accroître. This construction is typical after expressions of purpose or intention, such as afin de, dans le but de, ou pour accroître, where the aim is to increase something (profits, resources, productivity, etc.). While you can say pour accroître, the more formal and frequent form is afin d'accroître or dans le but d'accroître.

Examples. Le gouvernement a adopté des mesures afin d'accroître la compétitivité du secteur industriel. Le programme a été conçu dans le but d'accroître les ressources disponibles pour les communautés locales.

Etymology and related terms. Accroître derives from Latin accrescere, meaning to grow or increase. Related verbs in French include augmenter, amplifier, and élargir, which convey similar notions of growth or expansion.

Notes. D'accroître is primarily a stylistic choice in formal writing; in everyday speech, one might prefer forms like accroître or simply augmenter, depending on the context. The use of d'accroître signals a precise grammatical construction (de + infinitive) rather than a standalone lexical item. See also the entry for accroître for the base verb and its conjugations.