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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• 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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• 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 produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind

• spawn

  1. The eggs of aquatic animals such as bivalve mollusks, fishes, and amphibians.
  2. Offspring, especially when occurring in large numbers.
  3. A product or an outcome:

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  1. The eggs of aquatic animals such as bivalve mollusks, fishes, and amphibians.
  2. Offspring, especially when occurring in large numbers.
  3. A product or an outcome:

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• reproduce

  1. To produce again or anew; re-create:
  2. To produce a copy, imitation, or representation of:
  3. To generate (offspring) by sexual or asexual means.

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  1. To produce again or anew; re-create:
  2. To produce a copy, imitation, or representation of:
  3. To generate (offspring) by sexual or asexual means.

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• propagate

  1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.
  2. To breed (offspring).
  3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.

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  1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.
  2. To breed (offspring).
  3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.

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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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• procreate

  1. To produce offspring; reproduce.
  2. To produce (offspring); reproduce.

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  1. To produce offspring; reproduce.
  2. To produce (offspring); reproduce.

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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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• breed

  1. To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.
  2. To bring about; engender:
  3. To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection:

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  1. To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.
  2. To bring about; engender:
  3. To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection:

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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The process by which an organism produces others of its kind

• spawning

  1. Present participle of spawn.

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  1. Present participle of spawn.

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• reproduction

  1. The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced.
  2. Something reproduced, especially in the faithfulness of its resemblance to the form and elements of the original:
  3. The sexual or asexual process by which organisms generate new individuals of the same kind; procreation.

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  1. The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced.
  2. Something reproduced, especially in the faithfulness of its resemblance to the form and elements of the original:
  3. The sexual or asexual process by which organisms generate new individuals of the same kind; procreation.

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• propagation

  1. Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction.
  2. The process of spreading to a larger area or greater number; dissemination.
  3. The act or process of propagating, especially the process by which a disturbance, such as the motion of electromagnetic or sound waves, is transmitted through a medium such as air or water.

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  1. Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction.
  2. The process of spreading to a larger area or greater number; dissemination.
  3. The act or process of propagating, especially the process by which a disturbance, such as the motion of electromagnetic or sound waves, is transmitted through a medium such as air or water.

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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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• procreation

  1. The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
  2. The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

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  1. The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
  2. The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

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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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• breeding

  1. One's line of descent; ancestry:
  2. Upbringing or education, especially in proper social behavior.
  3. The production of offspring or young:

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  1. One's line of descent; ancestry:
  2. Upbringing or education, especially in proper social behavior.
  3. The production of offspring or young:

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Growth

• boom

  1. To make a deep, resonant sound.
  2. To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish:
  3. To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound:

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  1. To make a deep, resonant sound.
  2. To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish:
  3. To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound:

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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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• 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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• 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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• improvement

  1. The act or process of improving.
  2. The state of being improved.
  3. A change or addition that improves.

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  1. The act or process of improving.
  2. The state of being improved.
  3. A change or addition that improves.

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• uptick

  1. An increase, especially a small or incremental one:
  2. A transaction in a stock market executed at a price above the previous transaction for the same security.

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  1. An increase, especially a small or incremental one:
  2. A transaction in a stock market executed at a price above the previous transaction for the same security.

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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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• progression

  1. Movement or change from one member of a continuous series to the next:
  2. A continuous series; a sequence:
  3. A series of numbers or quantities in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it.

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  1. Movement or change from one member of a continuous series to the next:
  2. A continuous series; a sequence:
  3. A series of numbers or quantities in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it.

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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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• 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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• deepening

  1. Present participle of deepen.
  2. The act of becoming deeper.

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  1. Present participle of deepen.
  2. The act of becoming deeper.

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• intensification

  1. The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.

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  1. The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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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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• broadening

  1. Present participle of broaden.
  2. The act of becoming broader

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  1. Present participle of broaden.
  2. The act of becoming broader

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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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• 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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• 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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• dilation

  1. The act of expanding or enlarging or the state of being expanded or enlarged:
  2. The condition of being abnormally expanded or enlarged, as of an organ, orifice, or tubular structure in the body.
  3. A lengthy spoken or written discussion on a topic:

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  1. The act of expanding or enlarging or the state of being expanded or enlarged:
  2. The condition of being abnormally expanded or enlarged, as of an organ, orifice, or tubular structure in the body.
  3. A lengthy spoken or written discussion on a topic:

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• extension

  1. The act of extending or the condition of being extended:
  2. The amount, degree, or range to which something extends or can extend:
  3. The act of straightening or extending a limb.

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  1. The act of extending or the condition of being extended:
  2. The amount, degree, or range to which something extends or can extend:
  3. The act of straightening or extending a limb.

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• heightening

  1. Present participle of heighten.
  2. The act by which something is heightened or increased.

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  1. Present participle of heighten.
  2. The act by which something is heightened or increased.

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• appreciation

  1. Recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people and things.
  2. A judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one.
  3. An expression of gratitude.

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  1. Recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people and things.
  2. A judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one.
  3. An expression of gratitude.

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• inflation

  1. The act of inflating or the state of being inflated.
  2. A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money.
  3. The rate at which this increase occurs, expressed as a percentage over a period of time, usually a year.

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  1. The act of inflating or the state of being inflated.
  2. A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money.
  3. The rate at which this increase occurs, expressed as a percentage over a period of time, usually a year.

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• merger

  1. The act or an instance of merging:
  2. An absorption of one corporation by another, with the corporation being absorbed losing its separate identity and governance.
  3. An absorption of a lesser estate, contract, criminal offense, right, or liability into a succeeding larger one, resulting in the extinction of the former.

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  1. The act or an instance of merging:
  2. An absorption of one corporation by another, with the corporation being absorbed losing its separate identity and governance.
  3. An absorption of a lesser estate, contract, criminal offense, right, or liability into a succeeding larger one, resulting in the extinction of the former.

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• incorporation

  1. The process of forming a business corporation.
  2. The doctrine that the Bill of Rights is applied to the states by inclusion in the Fourteenth Amendment right of due process.

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  1. The process of forming a business corporation.
  2. The doctrine that the Bill of Rights is applied to the states by inclusion in the Fourteenth Amendment right of due process.

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• accession

  1. The attainment of a dignity or rank:
  2. Something that has been acquired or added; an acquisition.
  3. An increase by means of something added.

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  1. The attainment of a dignity or rank:
  2. Something that has been acquired or added; an acquisition.
  3. An increase by means of something added.

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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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• swelling

  1. The state of being swollen.
  2. Something swollen, especially an abnormally swollen body part or area.

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  1. The state of being swollen.
  2. Something swollen, especially an abnormally swollen body part or area.

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• burgeoning

  1. Present participle of burgeon.
  2. the act of budding or sprouting
  3. a bud or branch

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  1. Present participle of burgeon.
  2. the act of budding or sprouting
  3. a bud or branch

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• optimization

  1. the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense

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  1. the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense

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• elaboration

  1. The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
  2. The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues.
  3. (computing) Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.

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  1. The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
  2. The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues.
  3. (computing) Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.

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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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• expansion

  1. The act or process of expanding:
  2. The state of being expanded.
  3. An expanded part:

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  1. The act or process of expanding:
  2. The state of being expanded.
  3. An expanded part:

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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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• spread

  1. To open to a fuller extent or width; stretch:
  2. To make wider the gap between; move farther apart:
  3. To distribute over a surface in a layer:

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  1. To open to a fuller extent or width; stretch:
  2. To make wider the gap between; move farther apart:
  3. To distribute over a surface in a layer:

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• development

  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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An addition

• 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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• accretion

  1. Growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion.
  2. Something contributing to such growth or increase:
  3. The growing together or adherence of parts that are normally separate.

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  1. Growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion.
  2. Something contributing to such growth or increase:
  3. The growing together or adherence of parts that are normally separate.

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• accession

  1. The attainment of a dignity or rank:
  2. Something that has been acquired or added; an acquisition.
  3. An increase by means of something added.

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  1. The attainment of a dignity or rank:
  2. Something that has been acquired or added; an acquisition.
  3. An increase by means of something added.

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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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To add to

• jack-up

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• rev-up

  1. (idiomatic) To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car

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  1. (idiomatic) To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car

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• step up

  1. Increasing in steps or by stages.
  2. Serving to increase voltage:
  3. An increase in size, amount, or activity.

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  1. Increasing in steps or by stages.
  2. Serving to increase voltage:
  3. An increase in size, amount, or activity.

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• raise the ante

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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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• redouble

  1. To double.
  2. To repeat.
  3. To double the doubling bid of (an opponent) in bridge.

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  1. To double.
  2. To repeat.
  3. To double the doubling bid of (an opponent) in bridge.

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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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• prolong

  1. To lengthen in duration; protract:

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  1. To lengthen in duration; protract:

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• protract

  1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong:
  2. To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.
  3. To extend or protrude (a body part).

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  1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong:
  2. To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.
  3. To extend or protrude (a body part).

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• aggravate

  1. To make worse or more troublesome:
  2. To annoy or exasperate:

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  1. To make worse or more troublesome:
  2. To annoy or exasperate:

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• blow up

  1. See crash, bomb or abend.

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  1. See crash, bomb or abend.

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• exaggerate

  1. To consider, represent, or cause to appear as larger, more important, or more extreme than is actually the case; overstate:
  2. To make overstatements.

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  1. To consider, represent, or cause to appear as larger, more important, or more extreme than is actually the case; overstate:
  2. To make overstatements.

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• intensify

  1. To make intense or more intense:
  2. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
  3. To become intense or more intense:

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  1. To make intense or more intense:
  2. To increase the contrast of (a photographic image).
  3. To become intense or more intense:

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• stretch

  1. To lengthen, widen, or distend:
  2. To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space:
  3. To make taut; tighten:

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  1. To lengthen, widen, or distend:
  2. To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space:
  3. To make taut; tighten:

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• triple

  1. Consisting of three parts or members.
  2. Three times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
  3. Having three beats to a measure.

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  1. Consisting of three parts or members.
  2. Three times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
  3. Having three beats to a measure.

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• double

  1. Twice as much in size, strength, number, or amount:
  2. Composed of two like parts:
  3. Composed of two unlike parts; dual:

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  1. Twice as much in size, strength, number, or amount:
  2. Composed of two like parts:
  3. Composed of two unlike parts; dual:

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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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• distend

  1. To swell out or expand, especially from internal pressure:
  2. To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate:

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  1. To swell out or expand, especially from internal pressure:
  2. To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate:

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• annex

  1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.
  2. To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.
  3. To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.

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  1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.
  2. To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.
  3. To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.

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• supplement

  1. Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole.
  2. A section added to a book or document to give further information or to correct errors.
  3. A separate section devoted to a special subject inserted into a periodical, such as a newspaper.

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  1. Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole.
  2. A section added to a book or document to give further information or to correct errors.
  3. A separate section devoted to a special subject inserted into a periodical, such as a newspaper.

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• reinforce

  1. To give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen:
  2. To strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.
  3. To strengthen by adding extra support or material.

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  1. To give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen:
  2. To strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.
  3. To strengthen by adding extra support or material.

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• sharpen

  1. To make or become sharp or sharper.

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  1. To make or become sharp or sharper.

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• mark up

  1. To define textual content within a document by inserting tags into the appropriate locations. The tags may also refer to elements outside of the document such as images and links to Web pages. See markup language.

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  1. To define textual content within a document by inserting tags into the appropriate locations. The tags may also refer to elements outside of the document such as images and links to Web pages. See markup language.

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• further

  1. More distant in degree, time, or space:
  2. Additional:
  3. To a greater extent; more:

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  1. More distant in degree, time, or space:
  2. Additional:
  3. To a greater extent; more:

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• open out

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• let out

  1. A means of evasion or avoidance.

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  1. A means of evasion or avoidance.

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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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• 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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• add-on

  1. One thing added as a supplement to another.
  2. A hardware device, such as an expansion card, that is added to a computer to increase its capabilities.
  3. An additional amount or charge.

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  1. One thing added as a supplement to another.
  2. A hardware device, such as an expansion card, that is added to a computer to increase its capabilities.
  3. An additional amount or charge.

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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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• lengthen

  1. To make or become longer.

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  1. To make or become longer.

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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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• 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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• deepen

  1. To make or become deep or deeper.

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  1. To make or become deep or deeper.

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• thicken

  1. To make or become thick or thicker:
  2. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex:

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  1. To make or become thick or thicker:
  2. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex:

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• widen

  1. To make or become wide or wider.

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  1. To make or become wide or wider.

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• broaden

  1. To make or become broad or broader.