taasan
Taasan is a word in Filipino (Tagalog) used primarily as a verb meaning to raise or increase the height, level, amount, or degree of something. It derives from the root taas, meaning height or elevation, and functions within Tagalog verbal systems to express causing something to become higher or greater. The form taasan can appear as the base of various constructions, including the infinitive or imperative forms. For example, taasan mo ang presyo means “raise the price,” and taasan natin ang antas ng serbisyo means “let us raise the standard of service.”
In use, taasan may also appear with affixes to refer to the act or process of increasing
Although taasan is widely understood in Filipino-speaking communities, it is not a proper noun and is rarely,