perk up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To become more upright
To become more lively or enthusiastic.
To cause to be more upright, straighten up.
to cause to be more lively or enthusiastic.
To exalt oneself, take on a higher status or position.

Word forms

perk up perks up perking up perked up

Synonyms

rise stick up cheer up get it up right straighten elate hearten beatify enrapture begladden blissen bright cheer fetch cherish content delight elevate enbliss exhilarate fain gay gladden gladden someone's heart gratify happify happy jollify laetificate light up make someone's day perk up please raise someone's spirits rejoice turn the frown upside down upcheer warm someone's heart warm the cockles of someone's heart aggrandize

Related words

perk perky

Derived words

perk up one's ears

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