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heighten collapse: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"; become more extreme; "The tension heightened"; increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

enlarge collapse: make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds"; become larger or bigger

harry collapse: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

madden collapse: make mad; "His behavior is maddening"; drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves; cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

nettle collapse: any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae); sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

peeve collapse: an annoyed or irritated mood; cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

reinforce collapse: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"; strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"

persecute collapse: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

hector collapse: (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

strengthen collapse: gain strength; "His body strengthened"; make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

whet collapse: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone; make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

condense collapse: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"; compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"; develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"; become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"; cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam"; remove water from; "condense the milk"

anger collapse: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance; the state of being angry; make angry; "The news angered him"; become angry; "He angers easily"

worsen collapse: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"; make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

build up collapse: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"; 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"; form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"; bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"

huff collapse: a state of irritation or annoyance; inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

consolidate collapse: make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"; make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards"; form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight"; unite into one; "The companies consolidated"; bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"

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