beef up

• Umgangssprachliches Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas zu verstärken, zu verbessern oder substanzieller bzw. effektiver zu machen.

A phrasal verb meaning to strengthen, improve, or make something more substantial or effective.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Strengthen or improveinformal

   To make something stronger, more effective, or more substantial.

   Verstärken

   • The company needs to beef up its security system.
   • He beefed up his resume with new skills.
   • We should beef up the team with more experienced members.

   Synonymeaugmentbolsterboostbuild upconsolidateenhancefortifyintensifyreinforcestrengthen

   Antonymediminishimpairreduceundermineweaken

2. Increase in size or quantityinformal

   To add more of something to make it larger or more powerful.

   verstärken

   • They beefed up the army with new recruits.
   • She beefed up the sauce with extra spices.
   • The gym program helped him beef up his muscles.

   Synonymeaugmentboostbuild upenlargeexpandincreaseintensifyreinforcestrengthenswell

   Antonymecutdecreasediminishlessenreduceshrinktrim

Grundverbbeef