| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See INCREASE. 2. The amount by which something is increased: advance, boost, hike, increase, increment, jump, rise. See INCREASE. | | VERB: | 1. To induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion): arouse, awake, awaken, kindle, rouse, stir1 (up), waken. See EXCITE. 2. To seek an answer to (a question): ask, pose, put. See ASK. 3. To take care of and educate (a child): bring up, rear2. See CARE FOR. 4. To put forward (a topic) for discussion: bring up, broach, introduce, moot, put forth. See START. 5. To make or form (a structure): build, construct, erect, put up, rear2. See MAKE. 6. To increase markedly in level or intensity, especially of sound: amplify, elevate, heighten. See INCREASE. 7. To move (something) to a higher position: boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, rear2, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See RISE. 8. To raise upright: erect, pitch, put up, rear2, set up, upraise, uprear. See HORIZONTAL, RISE. 9. To bring into existence and foster the development of: breed, cultivate, grow, propagate. See CARE FOR, REPRODUCTION. 10. To raise in rank: advance, elevate, jump, promote, upgrade. See RISE. 11. To increase in amount: boost, hike, jack (up), jump, up. See INCREASE.
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