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121perk up — Synonyms and related words: advance, ameliorate, amend, animate, arouse, boost, brace, brace up, brighten, brighten up, brisk, brisken, buck up, buoy up, cast up, cheer, cheer up, chirk up, come along, come on, convalesce, develop, dynamize,… …
122polish — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, abradant, abrasive, acculturation, acquired taste, aluminum oxide, ameliorate, appreciation of excellence, appropriateness, auto polish, beautify, better, breeding, brighten, brighten up, brightness,… …
123shine — Synonyms and related words: Amor, Christian love, Eros, Platonic love, admiration, adoration, affection, afterglow, agape, air glow, antic, ardency, ardor, array, attachment, bathtub gin, be born for, be bright, be master of, be somebody, be… …
124spotlight — Synonyms and related words: PR, accent, accentuate, affect, arc, arc light, ballyhoo, beacon, belabor, betoken, blurb, brandish, breathe, bright light, brighten, brighten up, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice …
125enliven — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. animate, exhilarate, inspirit, quicken, fire, brighten, stimulate, rouse, invigorate; cheer, elate, encourage. See cheerfulness, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cheer, liven up, vivify,… …
126polish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sheen, luster, shine, glaze, gloss; refinement, culture; courtesytact, suavity, diplomacy; discernment, discrimination. v. t. shine, buff, burnish; scrub, scour, brighten; refine, perfect. See… …
127shine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glow, gleam, scintillate; excel; polish, wax, burnish. See light, repute. take a shine to II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give forth light] Syn. radiate, beam, scintillate, glitter, sparkle, twinkle,… …
128cheer up — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make cheerful] Syn. gladden, comfort, enliven, inspirit; see comfort , encourage 2 , gladden . 2. [To become cheerful] Syn. improve in outlook, improve in spirits, improve in mood, perk up, take heart, brighten, brighten up …
