To strengthen.
To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.
To close up by building.
In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣)
To erect; to construct.
To raise (something) to a higher position.
To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things.
To confer honor or nobility on (someone).
To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value.
To increase the intensity or degree of (something).