"ginger up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gingers up [present, singular, third-person], gingering up [participle, present], gingered up [participle, past], gingered up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} ginger up (third-person singular simple present gingers up, present participle gingering up, simple past and past participle gingered up)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To make something more interesting, fun, lively, etc. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-ginger_up-en-verb-89ZYceCB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

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