vermehrter

Vermehrter is a German attributive adjective derived from the verb vermehren, meaning to increase, multiply, or reproduce. It is used to describe something that has grown in amount, frequency, or degree. The form is declined to match gender, number, and case, and appears directly before a noun: der vermehrte Fall, eine vermehrte Zahl, das vermehrte Risiko; in plural: die vermehrten Fälle. With the indefinite article, you would say ein vermehrter Fall, eine vermehrte Zahl, ein vermehrtes Risiko; without an article, vermehrte Fälle is possible in contexts like headlines or bullet lists. In predicative position the short form vermehrt is typically used: Die Fälle sind vermehrt.

Usage examples include statistical or economic language such as vermehrte Ausgaben or vermehrter Aufwand, and epidemiological or biological contexts such as vermehrte Infektionen or vermehrte Reproduktion. The term emphasizes an increase in quantity, frequency, or intensity rather than a qualitative change.

Etymology and relation to other forms: vermehrter comes from the verb vermehren (to increase, to reproduce) with standard German adjective inflection. The related noun form is Vermehrung (the act or process of increasing or reproducing). Vermehrt (the participle form) is also used as an adjective or adverb in various contexts, but vermehrter specifically marks the masculine singular nominative attributive form or follows the general attributive pattern. See also related terms such as vergrößern (to enlarge) and zunehmen (to increase).