Amp up and Recede

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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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Recede is an antonym for amp up.

Recede verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

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Amp up is an antonym for recede.

Nearby Words: recession, receding

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