Boosted

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To enhance the strength or quantity of a specific element or situation
2. Made stronger or more effective by adding extra force or energy
3. Raised in level or intensity to improve performance or results

Etymology: "Boosted" is the past tense of "boost," a verb first recorded in 1815, with the noun following around 1825. Its ultimate origin is uncertain, but the most-cited clue is a cluster of Scots and Middle English words meaning "to threaten" or "to scold," or in Scots, "to drive off" or "shoo away." That makes the verb a possible doublet of "boast," meaning the two words may have split from a common ancestor and taken different paths into English. The sense of "boost" as a shove or lift upward, which underlies "made stronger," appears to have developed from the older idea of driving or pushing something along. So the modern meaning of raising or improving something is a long way from the threatening and scolding senses in its relatives, and the connection rests on a shared origin rather than on any direct borrowing.

Synonyms: increased, raised, amplified

Antonyms: decreased, reduced