Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brace up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: brace up
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strengthen with bracing material.

Transitive verb

verb

To become more optimistic.

Intransitive verb

verb

To strengthen (oneself), become stronger or more resilient.

Example Sentences

"Ed wired the house, dug a basement with pick and shovel, braced it up, bricked it, and installed a furnace and a coal chute […]"
"The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition."

Usage

Inflected Forms

braces up (present, singular) bracing up (participle, present) braced up (participle, past) braced up (past)

Synonyms

undergird

Questions

What does brace up mean?: To strengthen with bracing material.

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