9
lengthen(verb, extend, contract)
7
expand(verb, stop, close, extend, narrow)
5
amplify(verb, increase, extend, effect, lengthen)
4
elongate(verb, extend, longer, lengthen)
3
enlarge(verb, stop, cut, decrease, extend)
3
aggrandize(verb, keep, reduce, belittle)
3
augment(verb, hurt, reduce, diminish)
3
dilate(verb, cut, contract)
3
escalate(verb, stop, drop, slow)
3
extend(verb, take, keep, decrease, refrain)
3
maximize(verb, decrease)
3
prolong(verb, advance, extend)
2
add
2
develop(verb, ruin, destroy, fail, extend)
2
distend(verb, reduce, deflate)
2
grow(verb, stop, drop, extend, narrow)
2
increase(verb, stop, drop, decrease, extend)
2
protract(verb, advance, extend)
2
boost(stop, reduce, contract)
2
draw out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, prolong)
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