| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
improve, embellish |
| Synonyms: |
adorn,
aggrandize,
ameliorate,
augment, beef up,
better,
build,
build up,
cultivate,
decorate,
develop,
endow,
enhance, figure in, flesh out,
grace, hike up, hop up, jack up, jazz up, make rich,
ornament, pad,
parlay, pour it on, pyramid,
refine, run up, soup up,
spike*, step up,
supplement, sweeten,
up*,
upgrade
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| Antonyms: |
decrease, deplete, impoverish, reduce, take
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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