fiddle with, fool around with, blend, take in, mix, contaminate, incorporate, integrate, bring in, add, include, toss in, throw in, introduce, comprise, combine, fold in, encompass, titrate, dilute

cut, pollute, degrade, lace, water down, distort, taint, weaken, contaminate, doctor, tamper with, mess around with, spike, bastardize, debase, adulterate, monkey around with, interfere with

decontaminate, convert, turn into, blend, modify, alter, bond, filter, mix, develop, transform, revolutionize, reform, recast, transmute, purify, refashion, distil, cleanse, tinker with, adjust (a formula)

clamp, clip, hammer, twist, screw, snap, fit, plug in, tack, rig, sew, stitch, staple, couple, interlock, harness, hook up, nail, hitch, tether, interlace, zip, tie, buckle, pin, join, patch, cobble together, bridge, link, lash together, mesh, strap, rope together, jam together, slide (into a slot), knit (together), hold together, slap together, fasten, entwine, knot together, interweave, interlink, catenate

smelt, fuse, forge, solder, braze, weld, glaze, bond, meld, melt, join, coalesce, synthesize, merge, compound, combine, unite, splice, amalgamate, alloy

cling, bind, hold in place, glue, tape, fuse, fix, couple, caulk, putty, stick, paste, affix, bond, gum, adhere, patch, synthesize, slap together, fasten, amalgamate, cement, epoxy, cohere, embed, modpodge, hot glue, grout, conjugate

pick up, rise, pad, rear, bulk up, dilate, enlarge, lengthen, puff up, wax, infuse, widen, amplify, expand, magnify, ramp up, increase, develop, thrive, scale up, gain, regain, inflate, compound, rack up, augment, add to, extend, supplement, enhance, enrich, heighten, fluff up, flare forth/up, billow, beef up, round out, thicken, balloon, rightsize

beat, eclipse, pass, exceed, better, outdo, outshine, outstrip, surpass, outperform, leave behind, outweigh, go beyond, overreach, top, best, overshadow, trump, cap, transcend, outclass, leapfrog, upstage