| VERB | change | step up, escalate, intensify | increase in extent or intensity |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | step up, rev up | speed up | |
| motion | step up, come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step to the fore, come out | make oneself visible |
| Meaning | increase in extent or intensity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | escalate, intensify | |
| Narrower | redouble | double in magnitude, extent, or intensity |
| Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
| Opposite | de-escalate, weaken, step down | Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of |
| Spanish | escalar, intensificarse, intensificar | |
| Catalan | intensificar-se, intensificar | |
| Nouns | step-up | the act of increasing / increasing something |
| Meaning | speed up. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | rev up | |
| Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
| Spanish | acelerar, subir de revoluciones | |
| Catalan | accelerar | |
| Meaning | make oneself visible; take action. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step to the fore, come out | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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