"brisk up" meaning in English

See brisk up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: brisks up [present, singular, third-person], brisking up [participle, present], brisked up [participle, past], brisked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} brisk up (third-person singular simple present brisks up, present participle brisking up, simple past and past participle brisked up)
  1. To enliven or invigorate.

Inflected forms

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