juice up

Charge the battery

To juice up is to add energy, power, or excitement to something.

You might juice up a presentation with better visuals, juice up a car engine for more horsepower, or juice up a cocktail with extra alcohol.

The phrase suggests amplification or enhancement: They juiced up the sound system for the party.

In electronics, juicing up can mean charging a battery or increasing voltage.

energize

revitalize

Restore strength and vitality

boost · enliven · perk up · kick-start · refresh · awaken · animate · galvanize · rejuvenate · vitalize

enhance

upgrade

Raise to higher standard

augment · soup up · beef up · turbocharge · pimp out · trick out · mod · customize · hotrod · tune up

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Opposites
energy/power level

juice updrain

Channel for wastewater

deplete · exhaust · sap · run down · discharge

enhancement/modification

juice updowngrade

Reduce in status

nerf · scale back · strip down · tone down · reduce

excitement/stimulation

juice upcalm down

Become less agitated

sedate · deaden · mellow out · dull · dampen

Family

juice, juiced, juices, juicer, juicing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G