build (sth) up
— Phrasal Verb with build /bɪld/ verb (past tense and past participle built)Definition
› to increase or develop, or to make something increase or develop: This will help to build up his confidence. Traffic usually builds up in the late afternoon.
(Definition of build (sth) up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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