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English to English verb
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enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages |  | Example: build up your savings
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form or accumulate steadily | | Example: Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
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prepare oneself for a military confrontation | | Example: The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
troops are building up on the Iraqi border
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bolster or strengthen | | Example: We worked up courage
build up confidence
ramp up security in the airports
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change the use of and make available or usable | | Example: develop land
The country developed its natural resources
The remote areas of the country were gradually built up
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