1 C1 idiomatic informal
To use personal charm and likability to impress or win someone over.
"He charmed up every investor in the room within the first ten minutes."
separable
charm up
C1 informal separable transitive
To win someone over or impress them through the use of personal charm.
In plain English
To make someone like you by being very charming and pleasant to them.
What does "charm up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To apply charm upward — to elevate the relationship through personal magnetism.
Actually means
To make someone like you by being very charming and pleasant to them.
Usage tip
Not widely established as a standard phrasal verb. May be encountered in informal or regional speech. Most native speakers would use 'charm' alone or 'chat up' / 'win over' instead. Use with caution.
Words that pair with "charm up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
client audience interviewer crowd
How to conjugate "charm up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
charm up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
charms up
he/she/it
Past simple
charmed up
yesterday
Past participle
charmed up
have + pp
-ing form
charming up
continuous
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