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scale up something

also scale something up

to make something larger, esp. a design or model A number of companies manufacturing a line of popular small cars have simply scaled up those models. Engineers did not completely understand what would happen if they scaled their design up.

See also: scale, up

scale up

v.

1. To climb up something; ascend something: The hikers scaled up the side of the mountain.

2. To increase the scope or extent of something according to a standard or by degrees; increase something in calculated amounts: The company scaled up its operations to meet the growing demand. The city scaled its efforts up to reduce crime.

See also: scale, up