work up
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form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager''s plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
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develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"
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bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
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come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"