enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages;
"build up your savings"
form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" Synonym(s):build up, work up, build, progress
prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" Synonym(s):arm, build up, fortify, gird Antonym(s):demilitarise, demilitarize, disarm
bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" Synonym(s):build up, work up, build, ramp up
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" Synonym(s):build up, develop
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