work up

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work up

verb works up · working up · worked up

To raise; to excite; to stir up. He worked up the public's passions to rage.
Similar: rouse, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip
To develop. work up a sweat
transitive To give (a patient) a general medical examination to assess health and fitness.
obsolete, transitive To use up (material, etc.).
obsolete To set at an irksome or needless task.

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verb to develop

Español	desarrollar, levantar, dar, abrir

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@misc{work_up_2026,
  title = {work up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/work%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}