raise someone's spirits

verb

To make someone feel in a better mood

Meanings

verbraise someone's spirits (third-person singular simple present raises someone's spirits, present participle raising someone's spirits, simple past and past participle raised someone's spirits)

present singular third person raises someone's spirits · participle present raising someone's spirits · participle past raised someone's spirits · past raised someone's spirits

  1. idiomaticTo make someone feel in a better mood

    Synonyms: cheer up, hearten, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer

Synonyms & antonyms

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