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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix, make new |
| Synonyms: | bring back, build up, cure, heal, improve, make healthy, make restitution, mend, modernize, reanimate, rebuild, recall, recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, recover, redeem, reerect, reestablish, refresh, refurbish, rehabilitate, reimpose, reinforce, reinstate, reintroduce, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, repair, replace, rescue, retouch, revitalize, revive, revivify, set to rights, strengthen, touch up, update, win back |
| Antonyms: | break, damage, destroy, hurt |
| Main Entry: | revive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start again; bring back to life |
| Synonyms: | animate, arouse, awaken, bounce back, breathe new life into, brighten, bring around, bring to, cheer, come around, come to life, comfort, console, encourage, energize, enkindle, enliven, exhilarate, gladden, inspirit, invigorate, make whole, overcome, please, quicken, rally, reanimate, recondition, recover, refresh, rejuvenate, rekindle, relieve, renew, renovate, repair, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, rouse, snap out of it, solace, spring up, strengthen, touch up, wake up |
| Antonyms: | destroy, kill, suppress |
| Main Entry: | strengthen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make more forceful, powerful |
| Synonyms: | add, add fuel to fire, anneal, ascend, bolster, brace, build up, buttress, confirm, corroborate, empower, enhance, enlarge, establish, extend, fortify, harden, heighten, increase, intensify, invigorate, justify, make firm, mount, multiply, regenerate, reinforce, rejuvenate, renew, restore, rise, set up, sinew, steel, step up, substantiate, support, sustain, temper, tone, tone up, toughen, wax |
| Antonyms: | break down, hurt, weaken |
| Main Entry: | take up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin or start again |
| Synonyms: | adopt, assume, become involved in, carry on, commence, continue, embrace, engage in, enter, espouse, follow through, get off, go on, initiate, kick off, open, pick up, proceed, recommence, renew, reopen, restart, resume, set to, start, tackle, take on, tee off, undertake |
| Antonyms: | complete, conclude, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | touch up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix up; improve |
| Synonyms: | amend, brush up, do up, enhance, finish off, give a face-lift, gloss, make improvements, modify, patch up, perfect, polish, put finishing touches on, remodel, renew, renovate, repair, retouch, revamp, rework, round off, tease* |
| Antonyms: | break, damage, harm, hurt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | transform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change completely |
| Synonyms: | alter, commute, convert, cook, denature, doctor, make over, metamorphose, mold, mutate, reconstruct, remodel, renew, revamp, revolutionize, shift gears, sing different tune, switch, switch over, transfer, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, turn around, turn over new leaf, turn the corner, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | leave alone, preserve, stagnate |
| Main Entry: | update |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring up to date |
| Synonyms: | amend, modernize, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, restore, revise |
| Antonyms: | antique, make old |
| Main Entry: | wake/waken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excite, stimulate |
| Synonyms: | activate, animate, arouse, awaken, challenge, enliven, fire, fire up, freshen, galvanize, grasp, jazz up, key up, kindle, notice, pep up, provoke, quicken, rally, renew, rouse, see, steam up, stir up, switch on, understand, whet, zip up |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade |
| Main Entry: | redecorate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refurbish |
| Synonyms: | fix up, paint, rearrange, recondition, redo, refinish, refresh, refurnish, remodel, renew, renovate, restore, revamp |
| Notes: | refurbish means to 'clean up again,' refurnish means 'to provide with new furnishings,' redecorate means 'to add new decoration(s),' and renovate means 'renew or restore to as as-new condition' |
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