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Definition of Pep up
1. Verb. Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts. "They pep up him to write the letter"; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
Specialized synonyms: Cheerlead
Generic synonyms: Encourage
Derivative terms: Cheerer, Cheering, Exhortation, Exhortation, Exhortatory, Urgent, Urging
2. Verb. Make more interesting or lively. "Pep up your paper"
Generic synonyms: Animate, Enliven, Invigorate, Liven, Liven Up
Definition of Pep up
1. Verb. To make stronger or more interesting ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pep Up
Literary usage of Pep up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Radiant Healing: The Many Paths to Personal Harmony and Planetary Wholeness by Bellamy Isabel, Isabel Bellamy, Donald MacLean, Maclean Donald (2005)
"Pep-Up drink Recommended by Dr Adelle Davis 2 egg yolks, ... Try out other
ingredients in your Pep-Up and Tiger's Milk drinks, until you find a combination ..."
2. Annual Proceedings: Addresses, Reports, Bibliographies and Discussions (1921)
"Another: "Had a tendency to 'pep' up laggard salesmen." The following comment by
an industrial user is worthy of special consideration: "In general, ..."
3. Living With Siva by Subramuniya (2001)
"... and various innervating beverages, such as coffee and soft drinks, to pep up
the physical body. But the body can take only so much of these negative ..."
4. Basket Ball by Edwin J. Mather, Elmer Dayton Mitchell (1922)
"The time not to throw too hard is when a man is breaking toward you. The ideal
type of pats is easy to handle, yet has enough speed to it to pep up the team ..."
5. The MailbagAdvertising (1918)
"... to pep up that sales bulletin; to illustrate that point you've always wanted
to put over; to serve a hundred and one purposes in advertising and sales ..."
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