rev (up)

verb

Definition of rev (up)next
as in to encourage
to rouse to strong feeling or action the team was revved up by the coach's do-or-die locker room speech

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rev (up)
  1. encourage
  2. provoke
  3. stimulate
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  • More muscular policing by NATO in the Baltic might encourage more assertive Chinese naval activity in the South China Sea, for example, or encourage more Iranian interdictions in the Persian Gulf.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • They are also encouraged by recent digital activity around its content on outlets such as YouTube.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of encourage
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  • Bitcoin prices have declined this week, dropping below $93,000 earlier today after robust economic data provoked concerns that Federal Reserve officials will have to cut rates more slowly.
    Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Late last month, just inside the visitors’ locker room at Lumen Field, two brash, muscular, headstrong men wrapped up each other in the wake of the Vikings’ 27-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, provoking knowing smiles from witnesses conscious of their budding bromance.
    Michael Silver, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of provoke
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  • With millions of children having no access to life-saving care, World Pediatrics highlights the need for investment in the field to save lives and stimulate economic development in vulnerable regions.
    William Jones, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
  • During his New Year's Eve address, Xi touted recent policies designed to stimulate growth as successful and pledged more proactive measures going forward.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of stimulate
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“Rev (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rev%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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