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BEEF UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make strong or stronger
Example:
strengthen the relations between the two countries
Synonyms:
beef up; fortify; strengthen
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "beef up" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Cause:
strengthen (gain strength)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "beef up"):
vitalise; vitalize (make more lively or vigorous)
ruggedise; ruggedize (produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage)
substantiate (solidify, firm, or strengthen)
restrengthen (make strong again)
brace up; undergird (make secure underneath)
confirm (make more firm)
reenforce; reinforce (make stronger)
buttress (make stronger or defensible)
brace; stabilise; stabilize; steady (support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace)
batten (secure with battens)
batten; batten down; secure (furnish with battens)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
