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to praise something or someone in a way that will influence people's opinions; to make a person feel more confident: A good teacher builds you up. For weeks the media has been building up the national basketball team. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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Learn the meaning and usage of the phrasal verb build up and its noun form build-up. Find out how to pronounce, conjugate, and collocate these words in different contexts.
Learn the noun and verb forms of buildup, a word that means something produced by building up or the act or process of building up. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
an increase in number or amount: They’re concerned about the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. buildup noun [C] (PRAISE) praise that is intended to increase popularity: The circus always gets a big buildup when it comes to town. (Definition of buildup from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. progressive increase in number, size, etc. the build-up of industry. a gradual approach to a climax or critical point. the training and practice that constitutes the preparation for a particular event or competition. the team's Olympic build-up. extravagant publicity or praise, esp in the form of a campaign.
a slow increase in something: the build-up of traffic. the build-up to sth UK. the period of preparation before something happens: There was a lot of excitement in the build-up to the Olympics. (Definition of build-up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
[countable, usually singular] build-up (to something) the time before an important event, when people are preparing for it. the build-up to the president’s visit; the build-up to her wedding