1
bolster
1
boom(fix, praise, collapse)
1
build(hurt, lower)
1
build up(verb, expression, hurt, discourage, amplify)
1
bulge
1
complement
1
dignify(drop, degrade)
1
distinguish
1
elaborate(stop, dirty, condense)
1
elongate
1
embellish
1
enrich
1
exacerbate
1
exaggerate(contract, understate)
1
exalt
1
expansion
1
fester(verb, inflamed, intensify)
1
flourish(fail, lose)
1
foment
1
gain(stop, decline, fail, lose)
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