Increase and Withstand

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Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.

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Withstand and increase are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withstand" instead a verb "Increase".

Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Increase and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Increase" instead a verb "Withstand".

Nearby Word: withstanding

power	increase power	withstand power
force	increase force	withstand force
strength	increase strength	withstand strength
attack	increase attack	withstand attack
Other words: pressure, amount, number, influence, weight, damage, powers, firepower.

Instead of buying their loyalty, you now give them resources to increase their defenses, so that they can better withstand zombie attacks.

Source: Video Game / Space Pirates and Zombies
Ichigo's speed increase from his Bankai lacks one notable secondary power: namely the ability to withstand his own speed.

Source: Required Secondary Powers / Anime and Manga
Some of the designers notes even included a list of ways that they could possibly increase the mass of the ship (to better withstand the nuclear shockwaves it would be riding.) Some of the ideas were things like "two-ton barber chair" and "arbitrarily large communication system".

Source: Starship Luxurious

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