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psych
also psyche (sīk)Informalv. psyched, psych·ing, psyches
v.tr.
1.
a. To put into the right psychological frame of mind: The coach psyched the team before the game.
b. To excite emotionally: The children were psyched to see the circus.
2. To undermine the confidence of by psychological means; intimidate: "Depending on whose personality is stronger, one can more easily psych the other" (Harold C. Schonberg).
3.
a. To analyze, solve, or comprehend.
b. To anticipate or guess the intentions of: "Most others could never approach [his] ability ... to psyche out the opposition's thinking so consistently" (Steven Brill).
4. Informal To analyze and treat by psychoanalysis.
v.intr.
To become confused or mentally deranged.
n. psych
Psychology.
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psych
(saɪk) orpsyche
vb
(Psychoanalysis) (tr) informal to psychoanalyse
[C20: shortened from psychoanalyse]
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psych
(saɪk)v.t. Informal.
1. to intimidate or frighten psychologically (often fol. by out).
2. to prepare psychologically to be in the right frame of mind or to give one's best (often fol. by up).
3. to figure out; decipher (often fol. by out).
[1915–20; orig. a shortening of psychoanalyze; in later use perhaps independent use of psych-]
psych-
var. of psycho- before vowels: psychiatry.
psych.
1. psychological.
2. psychologist.
3. psychology.
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psych
Past participle: psyched
Gerund: psyching
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psych
verbpsych someone out unsettle, upset, disturb, intimidate, cow, daunt, put someone off, agitate, unnerve, make someone nervous his ability to wear you down and psych you out
psych yourself up prepare yourself, get in the mood, steel yourself, get in the right frame of mind, gear yourself up, nerve yourself, summon up your courage, gird your loins After work, it's hard to psych yourself up for an hour at the gym.
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psych
[saɪk] VT1. (= make uneasy) (also psych out) → poner nervioso
that doesn't psych me → no me da ni frío ni calor, me tiene sin cuidado
that doesn't psych me → no me da ni frío ni calor, me tiene sin cuidado
2. (= prepare psychologically) (also psych up) → mentalizar
psych out VT + ADV
1. (= make uneasy) → poner nervioso
2. (US) (= analyse, work out) [+ person] → calar
I psyched it all out for myself → me di cuenta de por dónde iban los tiros
I psyched it all out for myself → me di cuenta de por dónde iban los tiros
psych up VT + ADV to get o.s. psyched up for sth → mentalizarse para algo
he was all psyched up to start, when → ya estaba mentalizado para empezar, cuando ...
he was all psyched up to start, when → ya estaba mentalizado para empezar, cuando ...
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psych
vt (inf)
(psychoanalyst) → analysieren
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