盛り上げる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 盛り上げる is read もりあげる and here means building excitement or enlivening the atmosphere.
• Basic usage: It is used for livening up an event with a story or raising the energy of collective cheering.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Pairing with 盛り上がる
  • 会場を盛り上げる describes someone enlivening the event.
  • 会場が盛り上がる describes the atmosphere becoming lively.