ramp up

/ræmp əp/
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Other forms: ramping up; ramped up; ramps up

Definitions of ramp up
  1. verb
    bolster or strengthen
    “ramp up security in the airports”
    synonyms: build, build up, work up
    build, build up, progress, work up
    form or accumulate steadily
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    type of:
    increase
    make bigger or more
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