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to pep

to pep

4 4.9
To make someone or something more lively
  • verb
  • /pɛp/
  • Informal
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  • The motivational speaker aimed to pep the audience up before the event.

Yeah, I like how you like pep talk me.

Examples

  • Only trouble is, they pep me up so much, I can't sleep.

    Valley of the Dolls (1967)

  • It peps me up better than a cup of coffee.

    Blog text (3)

  • Can you pep me up?

    Intermission (2003)

  • Can you pep me up?

    Intermission (2003)

  • -Would that pep you up some?

    Blazing Saddles (1974)

  • Nothing like a good night's sleep to pep you up.

    High Sierra (1941)

  • So she takes a red pill to pep herself up and at midnight she's still flying.

    Valley of the Dolls (1967)

  • Looks like Me-Me's trying to pep her up so she won't feel so bad.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Smart teachers will continue to use a variety of methods because a variety of methods is indeed the spice of pedagogy, and the kids find that when a teacher handles the lesson in a new way, things pep up somehow.

    Academic text (1995)

  • A cheerful song always helps to pep up the atmosphere at a party.

Synonyms

to stimulate
vsto pep
236 3.7

Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive

is more about lively enthusiasm than general activation or response
to liven up
vsto pep
  • Informal
66 3.9

To make or become more active and interesting

adds energy and enthusiasm rather than only liveliness
to energize
vsto pep
  • US
65 3.7

To make someone feel more active and alert

targets excitement and enthusiasm more than mere alert activity
to excite
vsto pep
64 2.7

To make something more active, alert or interested

adds steady liveliness rather than strong sudden arousal
to pump up
vsto pep
  • Informal
28 4.1

Make someone feel excited and full of energy

is gentler and more general than forcefully increasing excitement
to invigorate
vsto pep
26 5.5

To give more energy and make someone or something feel lively

is more about enthusiasm and lively spirit than physical refreshment
to spice up
vsto pep
  • Informal
23 3.9

To make something more interesting or exciting

adds energy and enthusiasm rather than just making it more interesting
to reinvigorate
vsto pep
19 5.7

To give new energy and interest to a person or thing

focuses on restoring lost energy rather than general enlivening
to brighten up
vsto pep
  • Informal
17 2.7

Make a room or person more cheerful

is more about energetic enthusiasm than simple cheer or attractiveness
to perk up
vsto pep
  • Informal
16 3.1

Become more lively and cheerful after feeling tired or sad

adds liveliness in any situation rather than only after tiredness
to rouse
vsto pep
16 5.1

To make people feel strong emotion and want to act

is less about agitation or strong motivation and more about pleasant energy
to electrify
vsto pep
14 4.1

To make people feel very excited and want to act

adds gentler steady liveliness rather than sudden intense excitement
to enthuse
vsto pep
7 5.5

To make someone feel excited about something

is broader, adding general liveliness beyond just enthusiasm
to enliven
vsto pep
6 4.1

Make something more active and interesting

focuses on active energy and enthusiasm rather than simple enjoyment
to give life to
vsto pep
5 4.1

To make a place or event feel lively and energetic

adds lively energy and personal enthusiasm not just visual vibrancy
to liven
vsto pep
4 3.6

To make something more exciting or interesting

adds stronger personal energy and clear enthusiasm
to reenergize
vsto pep
  • US
3 4.1

To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing

is used for restoring energy after loss rather than simple enlivening
to pep up
vsto pep
  • Informal
3 4.1

Make someone or something more lively and interesting

is the same in meaning but appears as a phrasal form with a particle
to quicken
vsto pep
2 5.4

To make a person or thing more lively

raises energy and enthusiasm rather than only increasing speed
to jazz up
vsto pep
  • Informal
2 5.1

Make something more interesting and lively, like a room or outfit

focuses more on adding energy and lasting enthusiasm than mere interest
to vitalize
vsto pep
  • US
1 6.7

To make something full of life and energy

leans more toward creating active enthusiasm than general vigor
to vivify
vsto pep
  • Formal
1 8.2

To make something more lively or bright

emphasizes personal energy and enthusiasm rather than only vividness
to brighten up the room
vsto pep
  • Informal
1 2.9

Make a room feel more lively and cheerful

is broader, used for people and objects as well as places
to hot up
vsto pep
  • UK
1 7.7

To become more active or exciting in a situation

emphasizes increased intensity rather than friendly lively enthusiasm
to juice up
vsto pep
  • Informal
6.7

Make an event like a party more lively and exciting

leans toward short term excitement rather than lasting enthusiasm
to ginger up
vsto pep
  • Informal
8.1

To make something more lively or exciting

usually implies a quick lively boost rather than steady enthusiasm
to pim
vsto pep
  • Informal
9.9

Make something more lively by adding music or bright pictures

is more neutral and less informal when adding energy and enthusiasm
to kick up excitement
vsto pep
4.4

Make people more interested and eager about something

is broader, applying to general liveliness not only excitement spikes
to get a crowd going
vsto pep
  • Informal
4.8

Make an audience feel excited and cheer

is broader, used for people or things beyond only audiences
to dynamize
vsto pep
8.8

To make someone or something more energetic and active

is less forceful and more about friendly lively enthusiasm
to buoy up
vsto pep
5.3

To make someone feel more cheerful and confident

focuses on mood lift and confidence rather than active excitement
to chirk up
vsto pep
  • Archaic
8.6

To make someone feel happier or more lively

adds broader energetic enthusiasm rather than only simple cheerfulness
to brighten the room
vsto pep
  • Informal
3.0

To make a room feel happier and more lively

applies generally to people or things rather than only room atmosphere

Antonyms

to weaken
305 2.8

To make people and things less strong or effective

to depress
32 4.1

To make someone feel sad and lose hope

Phrasal Verbs

to pep up
  • Informal
3 4.1

Make someone or something more lively and interesting

Compounds

pep talk
40 3.0

A short talk that encourages people before they do something important

pep rally
  • US
30 4.1

A school event before a sports game to cheer for the team

pep pill
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A pill that makes you more alert and less tired

How Energetic

to galvanize
39 6.7
to invigorate
26 5.5
to energize
  • US
65 3.7
to pep
  • Informal
4 4.9
to perk up
  • Informal
16 3.1

Surface Forms

pep infinitive
pepped past
pepped past participle
pepping present participle
peps third person singular

Etymology

Pep is used as a verb in the sense of 'add pepper', a helpful way to remember that it means to make someone or something more lively or energetic.