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  • 91expand — I verb accumulate, add to, advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, ascend, augment, balloon, be augmented, be distended, become broad, become greater, become larger, blow up, branch out, broaden, build up, burgeon, deepen, develop, develop in… …

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  • 92intensify — I verb add to, aggravate, amplificare, augere, augment, boost, concentrate, deepen, emphasize, enhance, escalate, exacerbate, exaggerate, heighten, increase, inflame, magnify, redouble, sharpen, step up, strengthen II index accrue (increase) …

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  • 93magnify — I verb add to, aggrandize, amplificare, amplify, augere, augment, balloon, boost, broaden, build up, cause growth, deepen, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, exaggerare, exaggerate, exalt, expand, extend, glorify, heighten, idealize, increase, increase …

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  • 94make higher — index build (augment), elevate, heighten (augment), heighten (elevate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 95pressure — noun 1 force produced by pressing ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, light ▪ firm ▪ downward VERB + PRESSURE ▪ apply, exe …

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  • 96sense — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sight, hearing, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, developed, good, keen ▪ Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch. ▪ poor ▪ …

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  • 97effect — n. efficacy influence 1) to have, produce an effect on 2) to heighten an effect 3) to take effect (the drug took effect) 4) to feel an effect (I feel the effect of the narcotic) 5) to mar; negate, nullify; sleep off the effect (of smt.) 6) an… …

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  • 98tension — n. strained relations strain 1) to cause, create tension 2) to heighten, increase tension 3) to alleviate, ease, lessen, relieve tension (to alleviate/ease tension between the superpowers) 4) acute; mounting tension 5) arterial; international;… …

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  • 99aggravate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. worsen, intensify, increase; informal, irritate, annoy, exacerbate (See resentment). Ant., alleviate, improve. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To irritate] Syn. exasperate, annoy, provoke; see bother 2 . 2.… …

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  • 100amplify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. enlarge, swell, magnify. See expansion. Ant., summarize, shorten, compress. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. expand, augment, magnify, elaborate; see increase 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. increase …

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