Amp up and Diminish

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Amp up verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

Usage example: inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city

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Diminish is an antonym for amp up.

Diminish verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

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Amp up is an antonym for diminish.

Nearby Words: diminution, diminishing

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