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turn on vs psych up

psych up vs turn on

turn on and psych up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn on No No Yes No
psych up No No Yes No
As verbs, psych up is a hyponym of turn on; that is, psych up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn on:
  • turn on: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
  • psych up: get excited or stimulated
Other hyponyms of turn on include hype up, bother, pother, electrify.
turn on (verb) psych up (verb)
become hostile towards get excited or stimulated
get high, stoned, or drugged
cause to operate by flipping a switch
to evoke sexual feelings
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
produce suddenly or automatically
be contingent on
Difference between turn on and psych up

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