psych up

verb

To motivate, encourage or mentally (emotionally) prepare.

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hype up
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Meanings

verbpsych up (third-person singular simple present psychs up, present participle psyching up, simple past and past participle psyched up)

present singular third person psychs up · participle present psyching up · participle past psyched up · past psyched up

  1. transitiveTo motivate, encourage or mentally (emotionally) prepare.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbget excited or stimulated

Similar
hype up
Broader
agitaterouseturn on
Also see
hype up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

See psych.

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APA

psych up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psych%20up

MLA

“psych up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psych%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psych up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psych%20up.

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