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v. become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

v. make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

magnify, amplify, make bigger

v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

complicate, perplex, make harder

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

stress, accent, emphasize, accentuate, bring out

v. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, make worse

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

climb, mount, go up, climb up

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

clamber, scramble, struggle, skin, shin, sputter, shinny

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

sharpen, make sharper, make sharp

v. make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"

acerbate, envenom, embitter, make bitter, cause to be bitter

v. cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"

poison, envenom

v. add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"

grate, fret, eat into, rankle

v. gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

sour, acidify, acetify, acidulate

v. make sour or more sour

hike, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

burgeon

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

rocket, skyrocket

v. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"

compound, intensify, make more intense

v. make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

magnify, amplify, make bigger

v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

enhance

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

rise, climb, go up

v. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

jump, rise, climb up

v. rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

weaken, de-escalate, step down

v. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

decrease, lessen, make smaller, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

limit, confine, circumscribe

v. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

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