brace | Definition of brace

brace

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of brace

1 to give life, vigor, or spirit to

the pep talk braced the team up for the second half

Synonyms of brace

amp (up), animate, energize, enliven, fillip, fire, ginger (up), invigorate, jazz (up), juice up, jump-start, liven (up), pep (up), quicken, spike, stimulate, vitalize, vivify, zip (up)

Words Related to brace

arouse, awake, awaken, raise, rouse, stir, wake (up)

activate, actuate, drive, impel, motivate, motive, move, propel

charge, electrify, galvanize

enkindle, excite, ferment, foment, incite, inflame (also enflame), instigate, kindle, provoke, set off, spark, trigger, turn on, whip (up)

abet, boost, buoy, cheer, embolden, fortify, hearten, infuse, inspire, lift, rally, steel, strengthen

reactivate, reanimate, reawake, reawaken, recharge, recreate, reenergize, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, restimulate, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive

Near Antonyms of brace

burn out, debilitate, do in, drain, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, fag, fatigue, harass, kayo, knock out, sap, tucker (out), undermine, wash out, weaken, wear, wear out, weary

check, curb, inhibit, jade, quell, quench, repress, restrain, slow, still, stunt, suppress

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit

Antonyms of brace

damp, dampen, deaden, dull, kill

2 to hold up or serve as a foundation for

several boards braced the wall

Synonyms of brace

bear, bolster, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, support, sustain, undergird, underpin, uphold

Words Related to brace

steady, truss, underlie

3 to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

she braced herself for the job interview

Synonyms of brace

forearm, fortify, nerve, poise, psych (up), ready, steel, strengthen

Words Related to brace

harden, inure, season, toughen

bolster, boost, buoy (up), buttress, enforce, prop (up), reinforce (also reenforce), support, sustain

cheer (up), comfort,