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build up

/ build up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
"build up your savings"
Type of:
increase
Derived:
buildup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
change the use of and make available or usable
"develop land"
"The country developed its natural resources"
"The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
Type of:
better improve amend
Kinds of:
redevelop settle
Derived:
development exploitation developer
Verb group:
train develop prepare educate modernize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
form or accumulate steadily
"Resistance to the manager''s plan built up quickly"
"Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
Type of:
develop
Derived:
advancement progress
Verb group:
build work up ramp up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
bolster or strengthen
"We worked up courage"
"build up confidence"
"ramp up security in the airports"
Type of:
increase
Verb group:
work up build progress
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
"The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"
"troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
Opposites:
disarm demilitarize demilitarise
Kinds of:
rearm re-arm forearm
Derived:
fortification garrison fort armor armour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
3
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increase better improve amend redevelop settle develop rearm re-arm forearm disarm demilitarize