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beefs (up)verbpresent tense third-person singular of beef (up) to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical forcebeefed up the walls with iron bars fortifies, hardens, strengthens, toughens anneals, tempersfirms (up), tones (up)energizes, invigorates, vitalizesrestrengthens debilitates, enervates, enfeebles, weakens cripples, incapacitates, paralyzesdamages, harms, hurts, impairs, injuresbreaks down, wears outsaps, undercuts, undermines to make markedly greater in measure or degreewill beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town accentuates, amplifies, amps (up), boosts, consolidates, deepens, enhances, heightens, intensifies, magnifies, redoubles, steps up, strengthens broadens, enlarges, expands, extends, lengthensaccelerates, hastens, quickensemphasizes, points (up), sharpens, stressesaugments, enforces, reinforces(also reenforces), restrengthens, supplementsmaximizesenlivens, jazzes (up)aggravates, exacerbates abates, moderates decreases, diminishes, lessens, lets up (on), reduces, subdues, tones (down), weakensdwindles, recedes, subsides, tapers (off), wanesalleviates, eases, lightens |