lift someone's spirits

verb

to cause someone to be cheerful or euphoric.

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lift up someone's spiritsraise someone's spirits
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Meanings

verblift someone's spirits (third-person singular simple present lifting someone's spirits, present participle lifts someone's spirits, simple past and past participle lifted someone's spirits)

present singular third person lifting someone's spirits · participle present lifts someone's spirits · participle past lifted someone's spirits · past lifted someone's spirits

  1. idiomaticto cause someone to be cheerful or euphoric.

    Synonyms: lift up someone's spirits, raise someone's spirits

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto cause someone to be cheerful or euphoric.

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lift up someone's spiritsraise someone's spirits

Translations

Finnish nostattaa mielialaa, innostaa
  • nostattaa mielialaaTranslations
  • innostaaTranslations
  • piristääTranslations
French remonter le moral
  • remonter le moralTranslations
Polish podnosić na duchu, podnieść na duchu
  • podnosić na duchuTranslations
  • podnieść na duchuTranslations
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Chicago

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