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| NOUN: | A condition of supreme well-being and good spirits: beatitude, blessedness, bliss, cheerfulness, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness. See HAPPY. | | VERB: | 1. To express approval, especially by clapping: applaud, clap, root2. Idioms: give someone a hand. See PRAISE. 2. To give great or keen pleasure to: delight, enchant, gladden, gratify, overjoy, please, pleasure, tickle. Archaic : joy. See HAPPY, LIKE. 3. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to. Also used with on: animate, embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit, motivate. See HELP. 4. To impart strength and confidence to. Also used with up: buck up, encourage, hearten, nerve, perk up. See HELP.
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