REV (UP) Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

rev (up)

verb

Definition of rev (up)

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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Our firm’s community association attorneys encourage everyone to visit these sites to learn more about its activities and how to support them.

— Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Michigan relies on supply chains that are heavily integrated with Canada after decades of policies that encouraged reducing bilateral trade barriers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of encourage

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The Austrian performance artist behind Seaworld Venice is having a moment, after a career spent staging productions that involve herself and which provoke strong reactions.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
He was also sent off for a headbutt against an opponent who provoked him in his last ever match, which happened to be the 2006 World Cup final; his human reaction laid bare on the highest stage of all.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of provoke

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Doctors diagnose it through medical history, a physical exam and often electrodiagnostic tests that stimulate the muscles and nerves in the hand, Johns Hopkins says.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
According to Stanford, red light therapy using a helmet (see the Advanced Laser Helmet Hair Growth System) can enhance the effects of minoxidil by stimulating blood flow.

— Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of stimulate

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