rev (up)

verb

Definition of rev (up)next
as in to encourage
to rouse to strong feeling or action the team was revved up by the coach's do-or-die locker room speech

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rev (up)
  1. encourage
  2. provoke
  3. stimulate
Verb
  • They are accused of encouraging dissent against the regime and were convicted of broad charges of corruption, CNN’s Isobel Yeung reports.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The Overland Park exhibition invited Black artists from across the Kansas City area to present work that reflected their identities, encouraging each artist to define themselves on their own terms.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of encourage
Verb
  • However, his light-hearted approach provokes the hostility of the church.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Fear provoked his legendary rages—breaking chairs, throwing things, cutting people out of his life.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of provoke
Verb
  • The unity shown in Ankara will only stimulate additional doubts over Moscow’s capacity to end the conflict favorably.
    — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • The hormone stimulates insulin secretion, suppresses glucagon—preventing the hormone from causing the liver to release too much sugar into the bloodstream —and slows gastric emptying.
    — Liz Seegert, Scientific American, 19 July 2026
Definition of stimulate
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“Rev (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rev%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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