To make or become greater or larger

• beef up

  1. (idiomatic) to strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to

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  1. (idiomatic) to strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to

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• wax

  1. Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.
  2. Beeswax.
  3. Earwax.

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  1. Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.
  2. Beeswax.
  3. Earwax.

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• upsurge

  1. To surge up.
  2. A rapid or abrupt rise:

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  1. To surge up.
  2. A rapid or abrupt rise:

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• swell

  1. To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
  2. To increase in force, size, number, or degree:
  3. To grow in loudness or intensity:

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  1. To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
  2. To increase in force, size, number, or degree:
  3. To grow in loudness or intensity:

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• soar

  1. To rise or fly into the air:
  2. To maintain altitude without moving the wings or using an engine; glide.
  3. To increase or improve suddenly above the normal or usual level:

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  1. To rise or fly into the air:
  2. To maintain altitude without moving the wings or using an engine; glide.
  3. To increase or improve suddenly above the normal or usual level:

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• snowball

  1. A mass of soft, wet snow packed into a ball that can be thrown, as in play.
  2. Any of several plants having rounded clusters of white flowers, especially certain cultivated viburnums.
  3. A snow cone.

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  1. A mass of soft, wet snow packed into a ball that can be thrown, as in play.
  2. Any of several plants having rounded clusters of white flowers, especially certain cultivated viburnums.
  3. A snow cone.

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• run up

  1. An often sudden increase:
  2. The period of time that leads up an event or occurrence:

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  1. An often sudden increase:
  2. The period of time that leads up an event or occurrence:

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• proliferate

  1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.
  2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate:
  3. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.

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  1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.
  2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate:
  3. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.

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• multiply

  1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of.
  2. To perform multiplication on.
  3. To grow in amount, number, or degree:

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  1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of.
  2. To perform multiplication on.
  3. To grow in amount, number, or degree:

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• mount

  1. To climb or ascend:
  2. To place oneself upon; get up on:
  3. To climb onto (a female) for copulation. Used of male animals.

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  1. To climb or ascend:
  2. To place oneself upon; get up on:
  3. To climb onto (a female) for copulation. Used of male animals.

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• magnify

  1. To increase the apparent size of (an object), especially by means of a lens, instrument, or device.
  2. To increase the volume of (sound):
  3. To make more intense or extreme:

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  1. To increase the apparent size of (an object), especially by means of a lens, instrument, or device.
  2. To increase the volume of (sound):
  3. To make more intense or extreme:

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• increase

  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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• grow

  1. To increase in size by a natural process.
  2. To expand; gain:
  3. To increase in amount or degree; intensify:

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  1. To increase in size by a natural process.
  2. To expand; gain:
  3. To increase in amount or degree; intensify:

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• extend

  1. To cause (something) to be longer, wider, or cover more area:
  2. To enlarge the scope or effect of:
  3. To cause (something) to last longer:

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  1. To cause (something) to be longer, wider, or cover more area:
  2. To enlarge the scope or effect of:
  3. To cause (something) to last longer:

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• expand

  1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:
  2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on:
  3. To open (something) up or out; spread out:

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  1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:
  2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on:
  3. To open (something) up or out; spread out:

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• escalate

  1. To increase in intensity, extent, or amount:
  2. To increase, enlarge, or intensify:
  3. To pass (a transaction or case) on to a higher level in an organizational hierarchy:

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  1. To increase in intensity, extent, or amount:
  2. To increase, enlarge, or intensify:
  3. To pass (a transaction or case) on to a higher level in an organizational hierarchy:

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• enlarge

  1. To make larger in size.
  2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
  3. To become larger; grow or swell.

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  1. To make larger in size.
  2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
  3. To become larger; grow or swell.

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• burgeon

  1. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
  2. To begin to grow or blossom.
  3. To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate.

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  1. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
  2. To begin to grow or blossom.
  3. To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate.

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• build up

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.
  2. (idiomatic) To strengthen.
  3. Alternative form of buildup.

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  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.
  2. (idiomatic) To strengthen.
  3. Alternative form of buildup.

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• build

  1. To form by combining materials or parts; construct.
  2. To order, finance, or supervise the construction of:
  3. To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create:

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  1. To form by combining materials or parts; construct.
  2. To order, finance, or supervise the construction of:
  3. To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create:

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• boost

  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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• augment

  1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity:
  2. To add an augment to.
  3. To become augmented.

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  1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity:
  2. To add an augment to.
  3. To become augmented.

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• aggrandize

  1. To increase the scope of; extend:
  2. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation:
  3. To consider to be or cause to appear greater than is really the case; exaggerate:

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  1. To increase the scope of; extend:
  2. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation:
  3. To consider to be or cause to appear greater than is really the case; exaggerate:

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To express at greater length or in greater detail

• labor

  1. Physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting; work.
  2. A specific task or effort, especially a painful or arduous one:
  3. A particular form of work or method of working:

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  1. Physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting; work.
  2. A specific task or effort, especially a painful or arduous one:
  3. A particular form of work or method of working:

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• expatiate

  1. To speak or write at length:
  2. To wander freely.

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  1. To speak or write at length:
  2. To wander freely.

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• expand

  1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:
  2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on:
  3. To open (something) up or out; spread out:

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  1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:
  2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on:
  3. To open (something) up or out; spread out:

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• enlarge

  1. To make larger in size.
  2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
  3. To become larger; grow or swell.

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  1. To make larger in size.
  2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
  3. To become larger; grow or swell.

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• elaborate

  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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  1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details:
  2. Intricate and rich in detail:
  3. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly:

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• dilate

  1. To make wider or larger; cause to expand.
  2. To become wider or larger; expand.
  3. To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.

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  1. To make wider or larger; cause to expand.
  2. To become wider or larger; expand.
  3. To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.

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• develop

  1. To bring from latency to or toward fulfillment:
  2. To expand or enlarge:
  3. To aid in the growth of; strengthen:

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  1. To bring from latency to or toward fulfillment:
  2. To expand or enlarge:
  3. To aid in the growth of; strengthen:

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To increase markedly in level or intensity, especially of sound

• raise

  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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• heighten

  1. To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify.
  2. To make high or higher; raise.
  3. To rise or increase in quantity or degree; intensify.

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  1. To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify.
  2. To make high or higher; raise.
  3. To rise or increase in quantity or degree; intensify.

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• elevate

  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To increase the amount or intensity of:
  3. To promote to a higher rank.

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  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To increase the amount or intensity of:
  3. To promote to a higher rank.

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