English verb: charge up | |||
| 1. | charge up (emotion) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused | ||
| Samples | The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks. | ||
| Synonyms | agitate, charge, commove, excite, rouse, turn on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disturb, trouble, upset | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bother, electrify, hype up, pother, psych up | ||
| Antonyms | calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | ||