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build up
verb
1 build up
Enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages.
Roget 54:
be composed of,
be made of,
be formed of,
be made up of;
consist of,
be resolved into.
include
etc.
(in a class)
76;
contain,
hold,
comprehend,
take in,
admit,
embrace,
embody;
involve,
implicate;
drag into.
compose,
constitute,
form,
make;
make up,
fill up,
build up;
enter into the composition of
etc.
(be a component)
56.
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Dutch: opstapelen
2 build up
3 build up
Prepare oneself for a military confrontation.
synonyms: arm, fortify, gird.
4 build up
5 build up
Change the use of and make available or usable.
synonym: develop.
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