To move (something) to a higher position

• uprear

  1. To raise or lift up.
  2. To rise up:

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  1. To raise or lift up.
  2. To rise up:

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• upraise

  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.

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  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.

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• uplift

  1. To raise; elevate.
  2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
  3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt:

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  1. To raise; elevate.
  2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
  3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt:

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• uphold

  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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• take up

  1. The act of taking or tightening up.
  2. A device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion, as one in a loom.

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  1. The act of taking or tightening up.
  2. A device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion, as one in a loom.

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• rear

  1. A hind part.
  2. The point or area farthest from the front:
  3. The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.

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  1. A hind part.
  2. The point or area farthest from the front:
  3. The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.

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• 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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• pick up

  1. To lift; to grasp and raise.
  2. To collect an object, especially in passing.
  3. (intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.

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  1. To lift; to grasp and raise.
  2. To collect an object, especially in passing.
  3. (intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.

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• lift

  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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• hoist

  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To become raised or lifted.

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  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To become raised or lifted.

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• heave

  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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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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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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• 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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• amplify

  1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
  2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
  3. To exaggerate.

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  1. To make larger or more powerful; increase.
  2. To add to, as by illustrations; make complete.
  3. To exaggerate.

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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 increase in amount

• up

  1. In or to a higher position:
  2. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center:
  3. In or to an upright position:

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  1. In or to a higher position:
  2. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center:
  3. In or to an upright position:

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• 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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• jump

  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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• jack

  1. A man; a fellow.
  2. One who does odd or heavy jobs; a laborer.
  3. One who works in a specified manual trade. Often used in combination:

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  1. A man; a fellow.
  2. One who does odd or heavy jobs; a laborer.
  3. One who works in a specified manual trade. Often used in combination:

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• hike

  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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To give support or assistance

• succor

  1. Assistance in time of distress; relief.
  2. One that affords assistance or relief:
  3. To give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress:

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  1. Assistance in time of distress; relief.
  2. One that affords assistance or relief:
  3. To give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress:

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• relieve

  1. To cause a lessening or alleviation of:
  2. To make less tedious, monotonous, or unpleasant:
  3. To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:

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  1. To cause a lessening or alleviation of:
  2. To make less tedious, monotonous, or unpleasant:
  3. To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:

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• help

  1. To give assistance to (someone); make it easier for (someone) to do something; aid:
  2. To give material or financial aid to:
  3. To wait on, as in a store or restaurant:

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  1. To give assistance to (someone); make it easier for (someone) to do something; aid:
  2. To give material or financial aid to:
  3. To wait on, as in a store or restaurant:

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• assist

  1. to give help to; aid
  2. to work with as a helper or assistant
  3. to give help; aid

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  1. to give help to; aid
  2. to work with as a helper or assistant
  3. to give help; aid

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• aid

  1. To provide assistance, support, or relief to:
  2. To provide assistance, support, or relief:
  3. The act or result of helping; assistance:

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  1. To provide assistance, support, or relief to:
  2. To provide assistance, support, or relief:
  3. The act or result of helping; assistance:

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• abet

  1. To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
  2. To urge, encourage, or help (a person):

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  1. To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
  2. To urge, encourage, or help (a person):

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To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity

• hype

  1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion:
  2. Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material:
  3. An advertising or promotional ploy:

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  1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion:
  2. Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material:
  3. An advertising or promotional ploy:

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• plug

  1. An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper.
  2. A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.
  3. A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample.

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  1. An object, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; a stopper.
  2. A dense mass of material that obstructs a passage.
  3. A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample.

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• tout

  1. To promote or praise energetically; publicize:
  2. To solicit or importune:
  3. To obtain or sell information on (a racehorse or stable) for the guidance of bettors.

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  1. To promote or praise energetically; publicize:
  2. To solicit or importune:
  3. To obtain or sell information on (a racehorse or stable) for the guidance of bettors.

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• talk up

  1. (idiomatic) To talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To talk louder.
  3. (intransitive) To speak in a plain and candid way.

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  1. (idiomatic) To talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To talk louder.
  3. (intransitive) To speak in a plain and candid way.

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• puff

  1. A short forceful exhalation of breath.
  2. A short sudden gust of wind.
  3. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.

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  1. A short forceful exhalation of breath.
  2. A short sudden gust of wind.
  3. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.

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• publicize

  1. To give publicity to or draw public attention to:

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  1. To give publicity to or draw public attention to:

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• promote

  1. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.
  2. To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.
  3. To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.

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  1. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.
  2. To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.
  3. To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.

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• enhance

  1. To improve or augment, especially in effectiveness, value, or attractiveness:

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  1. To improve or augment, especially in effectiveness, value, or attractiveness:

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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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• ballyhoo

  1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  2. Noisy shouting or uproar.
  3. To advertise or publicize by sensational methods.

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  1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  2. Noisy shouting or uproar.
  3. To advertise or publicize by sensational methods.

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An instance of lifting or being lifted

• lift

  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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• hoist

  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To become raised or lifted.

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  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To become raised or lifted.

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• heave

  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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  1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
  2. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
  3. To throw or toss:

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The act of increasing or rising

• upturn

  1. To turn up or over:
  2. To upset; overturn.
  3. To direct upward:

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  1. To turn up or over:
  2. To upset; overturn.
  3. To direct upward:

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• upswing

  1. An upward swing or trend.
  2. An increase, as in movement or business activity.

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  1. An upward swing or trend.
  2. An increase, as in movement or business activity.

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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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• 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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• 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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• proliferation

  1. (uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
  2. (countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
  3. (countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

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  1. (uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
  2. (countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
  3. (countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

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• multiplication

  1. The act or process of multiplying or the condition of being multiplied.
  2. Propagation of plants and animals; procreation.
  3. The operation that, for positive integers, consists of adding a number (the multiplicand) to itself a certain number of times. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the multiplicative properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.

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  1. The act or process of multiplying or the condition of being multiplied.
  2. Propagation of plants and animals; procreation.
  3. The operation that, for positive integers, consists of adding a number (the multiplicand) to itself a certain number of times. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the multiplicative properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.

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• jump

  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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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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• hike

  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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• growth

  1. The process of growing.
  2. Full development; maturity.
  3. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution.

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  1. The process of growing.
  2. Full development; maturity.
  3. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution.

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• escalation

  1. an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
  2. a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

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  1. an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
  2. a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

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• enlargement

  1. An act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.
  2. Something that enlarges; an addition.
  3. Something that has been enlarged, especially a photographic reproduction or a copy larger than the original print or negative.

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  1. An act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.
  2. Something that enlarges; an addition.
  3. Something that has been enlarged, especially a photographic reproduction or a copy larger than the original print or negative.

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• buildup

  1. The act or process of amassing or increasing:
  2. The result of building up:
  3. Widely favorable publicity, especially by a systematic campaign:

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  1. The act or process of amassing or increasing:
  2. The result of building up:
  3. Widely favorable publicity, especially by a systematic campaign:

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• augmentation

  1. The act or process of augmenting.
  2. The condition of being augmented.
  3. Something that augments.

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  1. The act or process of augmenting.
  2. The condition of being augmented.
  3. Something that augments.

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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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• amplification

  1. The act or result of amplifying, enlarging, or extending.
  2. An addition to or expansion of a statement or idea.
  3. A statement with such an addition.

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  1. The act or result of amplifying, enlarging, or extending.
  2. An addition to or expansion of a statement or idea.
  3. A statement with such an addition.

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• aggrandizement

  1. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.

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  1. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.

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The amount by which something is increased

• 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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• 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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• jump

  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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  1. To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
  2. To move suddenly and in one motion:
  3. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:

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• increment

  1. The process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent.
  2. Something added or gained:
  3. A slight, often barely perceptible augmentation.

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  1. The process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent.
  2. Something added or gained:
  3. A slight, often barely perceptible augmentation.

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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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• hike

  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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Aid

• lift

  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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• helping-hand

  1. (idiomatic) Any assistance, help or aid.

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  1. (idiomatic) Any assistance, help or aid.

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• help

  1. To give assistance to (someone); make it easier for (someone) to do something; aid:
  2. To give material or financial aid to:
  3. To wait on, as in a store or restaurant:

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  1. To give assistance to (someone); make it easier for (someone) to do something; aid:
  2. To give material or financial aid to:
  3. To wait on, as in a store or restaurant:

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• assistance

  1. The act of assisting.
  2. Aid; help:

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  1. The act of assisting.
  2. Aid; help:

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An increase

• hike

  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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• addition

  1. The operation that, for positive integers, consists of increasing by a definite number of increments of 1. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the additive properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.
  2. Any of certain analogous operations involving mathematical objects other than numbers.
  3. The process of adding or joining something to something else, typically to make it larger:

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  1. The operation that, for positive integers, consists of increasing by a definite number of increments of 1. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the additive properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.
  2. Any of certain analogous operations involving mathematical objects other than numbers.
  3. The process of adding or joining something to something else, typically to make it larger:

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To raise

• shove

  1. To push quickly, forcefully, or roughly:
  2. To put (something) roughly in a place:
  3. To push someone or something with force.

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  1. To push quickly, forcefully, or roughly:
  2. To put (something) roughly in a place:
  3. To push someone or something with force.

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• hoist

  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To become raised or lifted.

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  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To become raised or lifted.

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• lift-up

  1. To elevate to a higher position
  2. To lighten the mood of someone.

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  1. To elevate to a higher position
  2. To lighten the mood of someone.

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• push-up

  1. an exercise in which a person lying face down, with the hands under the shoulders, raises the torso and, often, the knees off the ground by pushing down with the palms: push-ups are usually done in a series by alternately straightening and bending the arms

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  1. an exercise in which a person lying face down, with the hands under the shoulders, raises the torso and, often, the knees off the ground by pushing down with the palms: push-ups are usually done in a series by alternately straightening and bending the arms

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To promote

• advertise

  1. To make public announcement of, especially to proclaim the qualities or advantages of (a product or business) so as to increase sales.
  2. To make known; call attention to:
  3. To warn or notify:

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  1. To make public announcement of, especially to proclaim the qualities or advantages of (a product or business) so as to increase sales.
  2. To make known; call attention to:
  3. To warn or notify:

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• encourage

  1. To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.
  2. To give support to; foster:
  3. To stimulate; spur:

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  1. To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.
  2. To give support to; foster:
  3. To stimulate; spur:

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To increase

• 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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• 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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• 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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