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(verb) enlarge or increase; "build up excitement" |
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Related Words: increase |
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(verb) grow or intensify; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
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Related Words: grow |
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(verb) form steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly" |
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Synonyms: build, progress, work up |
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Related Words: develop |
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(verb) increase or strengthen gradually; "This investment is building interest"; "We worked up courage" |
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Synonyms: build, work up |
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Related Words: increase |
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(verb) prepare for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is arming Saudi Arabia" |
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Synonyms: arm, fortify, gird |
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Related Words: forearm, re-arm, rearm |
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