"raise someone's spirits" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: raises someone's spirits [present, singular, third-person], raising someone's spirits [participle, present], raised someone's spirits [participle, past], raised someone's spirits [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} raise someone's spirits (third-person singular simple present raises someone's spirits, present participle raising someone's spirits, simple past and past participle raised someone's spirits)
  1. (idiomatic) To make someone feel in a better mood Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: cheer up, hearten, gladden
    Sense id: en-raise_someone's_spirits-en-verb-~jG6MKgL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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