| VERB | communication | pep up, cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort | spur on or encourage / encourage especially by cheers and shouts |
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| change | pep up, jazz up, juice up, ginger up | make more interesting or lively |
| Meaning | Spur on or encourage / encourage especially by cheers and shouts. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort | |
| Narrower | cheerlead | act as a cheerleader in a sports event |
| Broader | encourage | inspire with confidence |
| Spanish | activar, alegrar, animar, dar ánimos, estimular, exhortar, incitar, jalear, motivar, vitorear | |
| Catalan | alegrar, animar, exhortar, inspirar | |
| Meaning | make more interesting or lively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "pep up your paper" | |
| Synonyms | jazz up, juice up, ginger up | |
| Broader | enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate | make lively / lively |
| Spanish | animar, espabilar, estimular | |
| Catalan | animar, donar empenta, espavilar, estimular | |
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