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fatten collapse: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

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

fortify collapse: add nutrients to; "fortified milk"; enclose by or as if by a fortification

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"

lard collapse: soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog; prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat"

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"

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

mend collapse: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"; heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"

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"

upgrade collapse: the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade"; hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did; the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises; a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"; software that provides better performance than an earlier version did; to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"; give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"; get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"; rate higher; raise in value or esteem

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"

annoy collapse: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

exalt collapse: raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

promote collapse: change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent; be changed for a superior chess or checker piece; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"; contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

irritate collapse: excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"; excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"

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