Word

step up, v.
freq. cnt. 5

increase in extent or intensity
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

escalate intensify step up

sample sentences

"The Allies escalated the bombing"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
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Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
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Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

intensification intensity

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

step-up

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

escalation

antonym

de-escalate

semantic pointers

hypernym

increase

hyponym

redouble

speed up
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

rev up step up

sample sentences

"let's rev up production"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

increase

make oneself visible; take action
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

come forward come out come to the fore step forward step to the fore step up