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science up

C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To make something more scientific or to use science to make something better.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

To improve or enhance something by applying scientific knowledge or evidence-based methods.

"She decided to science up her training routine after reading several studies on athletic performance."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Very informal and relatively rare. Often used humorously or casually, especially in online discourse, podcasts, or pop-science contexts. Not found in formal academic writing.

Commonly used with

approach training diet process routine plan

Forms

Base
science up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sciences up
he/she/it
Past simple
scienced up
yesterday
Past participle
scienced up
have + pp
-ing form
sciencing up
continuous

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