pumpsomeoneup
phrasal verbwithpumpverbuk/pʌmp/us/pʌmp/
informalto make someonefeelmoreconfidentorexcited:
He wasofferingthemadviceandtryingtopumpthem up.
Theplayerswerepumpingthemselvesup bysingingthenationalanthembefore thegame.
Making people excited and interested
- absorbed
- animate
- besomeone'sbagidiom
- bedazzle
- breathe
- breathe (new) life into sthidiom
- engage
- intoxicate
- intrigue
- occupy
- overexcite
- overstimulate
- stir
- stretch
- talksomethingup
- tantalize
- the Thames
- thrill
- titillate
- whip
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Confidence & self-assurance