undumpishv.
(un- prefix2 1d; see dumpish adj.)
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > make cheerful [verb (transitive)]
to mend a person's cheera1325
raisec1384
cherishc1400
rehetec1400
blithec1440
cheer1440
lightena1450
light?1473
embellish1481
hearten1524
exhilarate1540
laetificate1547
to cheer up1550
lift1572
to do a person's heart good1575
acheera1592
upcheerc1595
cherry1596
relevate1598
encheer1605
brighten1607
buoy1652
undumpisha1661
to lift (up) a person's spirits1711
cheerfulize1781
blithen1824
pearten1827
chirk1843
to chipper up1873
to chirp up188.
to buck up1909
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Staff. 47 When Queen Elizabeth was serious..and out of good humour, he could un-dumpish her at his pleasure.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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