"upboost" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upboosts [present, singular, third-person], upboosting [participle, present], upboosted [participle, past], upboosted [past]
Etymology: From up- + boost. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|boost}} up- + boost Head templates: {{en-verb}} upboost (third-person singular simple present upboosts, present participle upboosting, simple past and past participle upboosted)
  1. (transitive, rare) to boost up Tags: rare, transitive Related terms: upboosting
    Sense id: en-upboost-en-verb-hvP~eN-G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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