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PERK UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to be alert and energetic
Example:
This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
Synonyms:
arouse; brace; energise; energize; perk up; stimulate
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "perk up" is one way to...):
affect (act physically on; have an effect upon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "perk up"):
cathect (inject with libidinal energy)
animate; quicken; reanimate; recreate; renovate; repair; revive; revivify; vivify (give new life or energy to)
invigorate; reinvigorate (impart vigor, strength, or vitality to)
animate; enliven; invigorate; liven; liven up (make lively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Gain or regain energy
Example:
I picked up after a nap
Synonyms:
gain vigor; percolate; perk; perk up; pick up
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "perk up" is one way to...):
convalesce; recover; recuperate (get over an illness or shock)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
