| VERB | change | ramp up, build up, work up, build | bolster or strengthen |
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| Meaning | bolster or strengthen. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "ramp up security in the airports" | |
| Synonyms | build up, work up, build | |
| Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
| Similar to | build up, work up, build, progress | form or accumulate steadily |
| Spanish | fortificar, intensificar, reforzar, robustecer | |
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