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parlay

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of parlay

to use or develop (something) to get something else that has greater value

He hoped to parlay his basketball skills into a college scholarship.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of parlay

accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, swell, stoke, supersize, up

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up)

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

accumulate, amass, collect

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of parlay

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, contract

cut back, retrench

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

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