Definitions

rev

[rev] / rɛv /

VERB

accelerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance expedite further hasten open up quicken spur step up stimulate

STRONG

drive dust forward gun hurry impel precipitate railroad roll tool

WEAK

fire up hammer on lay a patch lay rubber make tracks nail it peel rubber put on afterburners put pedal to metal rev up speed up step on the gas

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check delay discourage halt hinder slow stop

STRONG

dissuade repress wait

WEAK

decelerate defer impede postpone retard slow down

VERB

institute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appoint come up with create enact establish inaugurate initiate install introduce launch organize set up

STRONG

bow commence constitute fix found induct invest open ordain originate pioneer settle start

WEAK

break in bring into being come out with make up open up set in motion usher in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

close conclude destroy end finish refuse ruin stop

STRONG

complete ignore unsettle

WEAK

cease halt prevent

Example Sentences

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The global race to clean up metals production has revved up demand to replace fossil coal inputs, Mennell said.

From The Wall Street Journal

So engines will be at maximum revs in some corners, for example.

From BBC

By all means, raise money, rev up turnout and recruit top candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal

He revved up his real-estate activities, working with a young neighbor to place big, long-term wagers, unusual for a nonagenarian.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rally revved up again after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the beginning of an rate-cutting cycle to ward off danger signs in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal

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