Synonyms: build up
Definition: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
Usage: build up your savings
Similar words: increase
Definition: make bigger or more
Usage: The boss finally increased her salary; The university increased the number of students it admitted
Definition: change the use of and make available or usable
Usage: develop land; The country developed its natural resources; The remote areas of the country were gradually built up
Similar words: meliorate, improve, ameliorate, amend, better
Definition: to make better
Usage: The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
Synonyms: work up, progress, build, build up
Definition: form or accumulate steadily
Usage: Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly; Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Similar words: develop
Definition: grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
Usage: A flower developed on the branch; The country developed into a mighty superpower; The embryo develops into a fetus; This situation has developed over a long time
Synonyms: build, build up, ramp up, work up
Definition: bolster or strengthen
Usage: We worked up courage; build up confidence; ramp up security in the airports
Similar words: increase
Definition: make bigger or more
Usage: The boss finally increased her salary; The university increased the number of students it admitted