psych

psych
v Slang.
1.Usu. psych out
a. intimidate, make nervous or uncomfortable, put [s.o.] off balance; discompose, upset, unsettle, disturb; agitate, Inf. throw into a tizzy; frighten, scare, Sl. spook, Sl. bug.b. understand, comprehend, know what makes [s.o.] tick.
2.Usu. psych up
a. excite, arouse, rouse, move; inspire, stimulate, impress.b. persuade, urge, prompt, talk [s.o.] into, goad, prod, push.
3.(of oneself) prepare, get ready, Inf. get up for, get in the mood for, get in the right frame of mind, change one's attitude; steel oneself, Literary. gird one's loins.

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