work up

Verb

• come up with
  • His colleagues worked out his interesting idea
    
  • We worked up an ad for our client
    

• bolster or strengthen
  • We worked up courage
    
  • build up confidence
    
  • ramp up security in the airports
    

• develop
  • we worked up an as of an appetite
    

• form or accumulate steadily
  • Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
    
  • Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  work out , build up , build , ramp up , get up , progress