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to upbuild

to upbuild

6.2
To make a place bigger or stronger by adding parts
  • verb
  • /ˈʌpˌbɪld/
translation icon : construir
  • The community worked together to upbuild a new playground for the children.

Examples

  • Volunteers helped upbuild homes for families in need after the storm.

  • The team upbuilt the new sports complex in just six months.

  • They hope to upbuild the old warehouse into a vibrant art center.

  • They plan to upbuild the old library next year.

  • The community worked together to upbuild a new playground for the children.

  • They hope to upbuild the old warehouse into a vibrant art center.

  • Volunteers helped upbuild homes for families in need after the storm.

Synonyms

to build
vsto upbuild
∞ 1.0

To make something by joining parts or materials

emphasizes adding onto or improving an existing physical structure
to construct
vsto upbuild
201 3.5

To build something by joining parts or materials

is focused specifically on adding to or improving an existing structure
upgrade
vsto upbuild
141 3.5

A newer, better version of a product, often software

applies specifically to physical additions or improvements of an existing structure
to raise
vsto upbuild
46 3.7

To build a structure like a house or barn

focuses more on extending or improving an already present structure
to beef up
vsto upbuild
  • Informal
34 4.5

To make something stronger or more effective

is narrower, centring on physical building by adding or improving parts
to fabricate
vsto upbuild
  • Specialized
30 5.5

To make something from parts in a factory

centres more on construction by adding to or improving an existing item
to build up
vsto upbuild
  • Specialized
10 3.2

Make empty land into buildings or roads

focuses instead on adding to or enhancing a particular physical structure
to prefabricate
vsto upbuild
  • Specialized
4 5.9

To make parts in a factory so they can be put together later

is about improving or adding to a standing structure rather than preproduction
to frame up
vsto upbuild
1 4.9

To build the basic wooden structure of a building like a house

applies instead to building up by adding or improving parts of structures

Antonyms

to dismantle
64 4.2

Take something apart into separate pieces

to demolish
54 3.7

Completely destroy a building or large structure

How Constructed

to construct
201 3.5
to build
∞ 1.0
to upbuild
6.2
to add to
822 1.8
to repair
365 1.0

Surface Forms

upbuild infinitive
upbuilding present participle
upbuilds third person singular
upbuilt past
upbuilt past participle

Morphology

upbuild = build (transparent) = up + build

A direct, literal formation from 'up' + 'build' meaning to construct or add to a structure; learners can derive this meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Upbuild comes from the parts up- ('add to' or 'higher') and build ('to make'). So to upbuild a place or thing is to 'build it up' by adding or improving parts, making it bigger or better.