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gird(verb, support, close, set, fix)
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beef up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase)
2
bolster(verb, support, increase, establish, extend)
2
empower(verb, support, increase, establish, extend)
2
encourage(verb, restore, hearten)
2
enliven
2
hearten(encourage, restore)
2
shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase)
2
sustain(verb, support, increase, keep, overcome)
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vivify
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add fuel to fire(verb, expression, idiom, support, increase)
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add to(verb, expression, support, increase, boost)
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augment(verb, support, increase, boost, sustain)
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back up(verb, expression, support, increase, boost)
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boost(verb, support, increase, sustain, uphold)
1
brutalize(verb, scratch, harden, roughen)
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build up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase)
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carry(verb, support, increase, boost, sustain)
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climatize(verb, rough, prepare, adjust)
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emphasize(verb, support, increase, boost, sustain)
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