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to spice up
01
to add spices or flavorful ingredients to a dish to give it more flavor
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
spice
Present tense
spice up
3rd person singular
spices up
Present participle
spicing up
Past simple
spiced up
Past participle
spiced up
Examples
She spiced the curry up with a dash of cayenne pepper for an extra kick of heat.
02
to make something more exciting by adding variety or creativity
Examples
She spiced up her wardrobe by adding colorful accessories and statement pieces.
