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    brac·ing
    [ˈbrāsiNG]
    adjective
    bracing (adjective)
    1. fresh and invigorating:
      "the bracing sea air"
    2. (of a support) serving to brace a structure:
      "bracing struts"
    brace
    [brās]
    verb
    bracing (present participle)
    1. make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support:
      "the posts were braced by lengths of timber"
      • press (one's body or part of one's body) firmly against something in order to stay balanced:
        "she braced her feet against a projecting shelf"
      • tense the muscles in (a part of one's body) in order to stay stiffly in a certain position:
        "he stood with legs braced"
    2. prepare (oneself) for something difficult or unpleasant:
      "both stations are bracing themselves for job losses" · "police are braced for a traffic nightmare today"
    Origin
    Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’): from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.
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    adjective
    1. fresh and invigorating:
      invigorating
      refreshing
      stimulating
      energizing
      exhilarating
      enlivening
      reviving
      restorative
      rejuvenating
      revitalizing
      vitalizing
      rousing
      fortifying
      strengthening
      healthy
      healthful
      health-giving
      salubrious
      beneficial
      tonic
      salutary
      fresh
      brisk
      crisp
      cool
      keen
      pick-me-up
      inspiriting
      Opposite:
      tiring
    verb
    1. make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support:
      support
      prop up
      hold up
      buttress
      carry
      bear
      underpin
      strengthen
      reinforce
      fortify
      underprop
      shore up
    2. prepare (oneself) for something difficult or unpleasant:
      prepare
      make ready
      gear up
      nerve
      steel
      galvanize
      gird
      strengthen
      fortify
      bolster
      buttress
      get ready
      psych oneself up
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