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goose up

VERB

raise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost collect enhance get heighten jump obtain promote reinforce strengthen

STRONG

advance aggravate amplify assemble congregate congress dignify enlarge escalate exaggerate exalt forgather form gather goose hike honor inflate intensify levy magnify mass mobilize mushroom muster pyramid rally recruit rendezvous snowball up

WEAK

build up fetch up hike up jack up jump up look up perk up pick up put up run up send through the roof shoot up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease discourage undermine weaken

STRONG

abridge compress condense contract curtail denounce diminish disgrace divide humiliate lessen lower play down reduce shrink

WEAK

repress suppress

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The State Bank of India estimates that liberalizing labor will goose up consumption and augment formal employment by at least 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

More than 1 million people paid cash money to see Bargatze perform last year and CBS is clearly betting that enough of them will tune in to dramatically goose up telecast viewership.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Bottom line: These berries have to speak up for themselves because there’s no “blueberry helper” in this recipe - no sugar or lemon juice added to goose up the flavor of an otherwise bland berry.

From Washington Times • Sep. 4, 2018

"They're now rapidly trying to goose up exports," Rubio told reporters on the campaign trail in New Hampshire.

From Reuters • Jan. 7, 2016

They shut a goose up in a square box, where there is just room for his body.

From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean

goose up

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