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English verb: pep up | |||
| 1. | pep up (communication) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||
| Samples | The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers. | ||
| Synonyms | barrack, cheer, exhort, inspire, root on, urge, urge on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encourage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheerlead | ||
| 2. | pep up (change) make more interesting or lively | ||
| Samples | Juice up a party. Pep up your paper. | ||
| Synonyms | ginger up, jazz up, juice up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up | ||
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