English verb: beef up | |||
1. | beef up (change) make strong or stronger | ||
Samples | This exercise will strengthen your upper body. Strengthen the relations between the two countries. | ||
Synonyms | fortify, strengthen | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | batten, batten, batten down, brace, brace up, buttress, confirm, reenforce, reinforce, restrengthen, ruggedise, ruggedize, secure, stabilise, stabilize, steady, substantiate, undergird, vitalise, vitalize | ||
Cause | strengthen | ||
Antonyms | weaken | ||