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poise
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of POISE
1
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally <the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference>
Related Words arm; harden, inure, season, toughen; bolster, boost, buoy (up), buttress, enforce, prop (up), reinforce (also reenforce), support, sustain; cheer (up), comfort, embolden, encourage, hearten, inspire; rally, rouse, stir
Near Antonyms daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, psych (out), shake, unnerve; debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, undercut, undermine, weaken
2
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air <the falcon poised in the air for an instant before diving to attack its prey>
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