"psych up" meaning in All languages combined

See psych up on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: psychs up [present, singular, third-person], psyching up [participle, present], psyched up [participle, past], psyched up [past]
Etymology: See psych. Head templates: {{en-verb|psych<psychs> up}} psych up (third-person singular simple present psychs up, present participle psyching up, simple past and past participle psyched up)
  1. (transitive) To motivate, encourage or mentally (emotionally) prepare. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-psych_up-en-verb-hn05dT8A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

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