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What is another word for
encourage
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synonyms for encourage
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To drive spiritually or urge someone on
To champion or endorse a cause
To promote or nurture the development of
To advise or persuade in favor of something
To ask or urge someone to do something
To put pressure on someone to do something
To persuade someone to do something
To increase or grow in strength or intensity
To promote the use, sale, or acceptance of
(
usually "side with"
)
To support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate
To seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it
To praise or express approval for something or someone
To consider to be crucial or beneficial
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Verb
▲
To drive spiritually or urge someone on
inspire
motivate
embolden
buoy
buoy up
cheer
drive
empower
incentify
stimulate
strengthen
applaud
enliven
galvanise
UK
galvanize
US
envigorate
UK
invigorate
US
push
reassure
spur
stir
build up
disinhibit
enforce
fillip
fortify
goad
hearten
impassion
inspirit
pique
spark
sway
trigger
vitalize
activate
arouse
boost
brighten
build
comfort
egg
enhearten
excite
exhilarate
fire up
incentivise
UK
incentivize
US
instigate
jumpstart
kindle
move
pep up
spur on
steel
stir up
uplift
whip up
animate
assure
boost up
cheer on
energise
UK
energize
US
give a boost to
ignite
provoke
pump up
quicken
raise
reenforce
restore
revitalise
UK
revitalize
US
revivify
rev up
rouse
bear up
chirk up
gladden
incite
nudge
rally
refresh
console
praise
prick
bield
boost morale
buck up
cheer up
gee up
give a shot in the arm to
give confidence to
give hope to
give shot in arm
lift the spirits of
light a fire under
prop up
psych up
raise the morale of
raise your spirits
spirit up
stiffen the resolve of
stimulate spiritually
prompt
urge
prod
impel
induce
inflame
support
promote
foment
cause
fire
influence
egg on
enkindle
foster
persuade
awaken
press
actuate
perk up
electrify
propel
generate
brace
revive
work up
bolster
elate
exhort
lift
agitate
help
rejuvenate
fuel
enthuse
sustain
ginger up
spark off
intensify
relieve
wake up
whet
vivify
soothe
improve
thrill
renew
kick-start
liven up
turn on
sting
goose
solace
make
key up
waken
solicit
bring about
set off
abet
compel
call forth
elevate
ferment
aid
reinforce
incline
assist
engender
put up to
touch off
entreat
reinvigorate
ask
succor
US
succour
UK
advance
bring
coerce
give a lift
calm
jazz up
lead
nurture
brew
give a lift to
fire the imagination of
implore
fan
create
beseech
start
occasion
pick up
further
impress
amp up
lead to
invite
brighten up
bring on
badger
spike
increase
get going
exalt
give strength to
assuage
trigger off
lighten
breathe new life into
evoke
nerve
instil
UK
force
mobilize
US
charge
pick
psych
produce
resuscitate
commove
rekindle
prime
instill
US
elicit
regenerate
touch
recharge
enjoin
mobilise
UK
jump-start
breed
ease
precipitate
coax
stoke up
request
freshen
rewaken
rewake
juice up
zip up
beg
reawaken
fire with enthusiasm
raise spirits
reactivate
give rise to
get
drum up
prepare
tempt
bring out
entice
intoxicate
set in motion
pressure
put in motion
innervate
set going
dynamize
put at ease
see someone through
gird
heighten
bounce back
be a source of strength to
bring comfort to
back
sic
procure
enhance
placate
initiate
drive on
catalyze
US
root on
wake
effectuate
needle
condole
root for
bestir
work
relax
repair
fan the flames of
result in
recondition
beget
add to
catalyse
UK
renovate
salve
fire the enthusiasm of
wind up
invoke
refreshen
set on
begin
recreate
resurrect
draw forth
recover
charge up
bring around
contribute to
give a new lease of life to
be a tower of strength to
touch up
make whole
call
constrain
demand
facilitate
hound
whip
poise
bid
plead
augment
importune
develop
appeal
harass
ready
harden
command
upraise
enrich
root
summon
zap
countenance
inform
oblige
pester
dragoon
carry
cultivate
exacerbate
nag
set
accelerate
ameliorate
feed
better
rile
effect
make for
put a bomb under
beckon
titillate
liven
affect
talk into
speed up
favour
UK
favor
US
jolt
appeal to
set up
restart
urge on
give a boost
challenge
give confidence
build a fire under
be responsible for
add fuel to
pacify
act as a incentive to
act as a stimulus to
get someone going
insist on
commiserate with
power
gear up
reanimate
prevail upon
satisfy
condole with
compose
besoothe
commiserate
allay
get ready
sympathize with
bring into being
give condolences to
snap out of it
yield
spawn
call into being
look up
put new life in
put one's mind to rest
translate into
give new life to
keep someone going
update
make happen
forward
be the cause of
mollify
palliate
re-establish
regain
feed the fire
give solace to
give sympathy to
bring back
replenish
modernise
UK
modernize
US
have
give incentive
hook
summon up
grab
remind
incent
chivvy
enrapture
intrigue
irritate
inveigle
make confident
give courage to
jog
dispose
speed
transport
roil
burgeon
nourish
boost moral
imbue
infuse
craze
taunt
juice
motive
bolden
arm
actify
activize
enable
strike
forearm
stoke
gain
convert
convince
irk
incense
pressurize
US
propose
wheedle
reestablish
emphasize
US
endue
infect
beghast
add fuel
originate
run
add fuel to the flames
bully
whomp up
give courage
grill
vex
reproduce
recall
redevelop
barrack
advise
make brave
make wild
stress
underline
cement
warm
crank up
give new energy to
predispose
condition
direct
determine
make braver
hustle
supplement
heat up
give someone a kick
win over
give impetus
start off
steam up
lash
roust
pressurise
UK
exercise
bother
lift the morale of
jack up
gear oneself up
call on
work into lather
champion
deepen
psyche up
make happier
make more cheerful
get one started
act as a impetus to
act as a fillip to
act as a spur to
advocate
expedite
spur to action
make enthusiastic
suscitate
fan the fire
lighten burden
make one feel at ease
quiet fears
empathize with
make well
give pep talk
give a shot in the arm
keep one going
keep you going
change
lean on
draw on
have as a consequence
have as a result
give life to
spook
quieten
put zip into
move to action
give a buzz
edify
buttress
maintain
underpin
uphold
corroborate
reward
act upon
ride herd on
inspan
lighten up
loosen up
impose on
orient
give one an idea
shake
shake up
madden
upgrade
refine
become cheerful
make happy
take a turn for the better
take heart
clear up
prevail on
light up
recommend
hassle
dig
take a load off
agitate for
agitate against
switch on
add fuel to fire
make waves
stir embers
call to mind
make alive
harry
get to
broaden
defend
highlight
substantiate
emphasise
UK
re-energize
reinvent
give a new lease on life
bring back to life
get going again
put new life into
put some spark into
give new strength to
brace up
adjure
put on cloud nine
free
insist
let the sun shine in
restore confidence to
bolster up
back up
shout for
try to persuade
put on top of the world
set your mind at rest
snap one out of it
rationalize
US
make stronger
give respite to
bolster someone's confidence
restore someone's confidence
dispel someone's fears
shore up
pour it on
attract
draw
minister to
give the incentive to
give moral support to
hold someone's hand
boost the morale of
be a source of strength
give a leg up to
be there for
rationalise
UK
sharpen
push for
court
play a part in
extend
sell one on
clamour
UK
lobby
campaign
alleviate
be instrumental in
help out
cheer along
tide over
keep someone's head above water
keep going
launch
order
pursue
clamor
US
bay
petition
sue
requisition
exact
woo
allure
enlarge
amplify
sow the seeds of
play a role in
tranquilize
US
supplicate
stipulate
quest
apply
pity
achieve
have a hand in
accomplish
amount to
culminate in
be a factor in
establish
issue
lure
untrouble
save
tranquillise
UK
burn up
get smoking
realise
UK
realize
US
introduce
engineer
open the door for
attain
push forward
be conducive to
organise
UK
organize
US
relaunch
enquire
UK
inquire
US
bug
drum
reinstitute
ask for
multiply
swell
mount
magnify
expand
compound
escalate
aggrandize
reintroduce
put new heart into
end in
kickoff
cause to occur
finish in
draw out
have a part in
conduce to
conduce
oil the wheels of
bring off
actualize
carry through
pull off
be partly responsible for
bear
contribute
bring forth
add up to
cause to happen
make possible
be at the bottom of
bring to pass
carry off
have the effect of
entail
contrive
put in place
spell
snap up
put new heart in
ask authoritatively
ask forcefully
make a claim
ask brusquely
put new strength in
admit
let in
beg for
give the kiss of life to
express sympathy to
show compassion to
wax
show fellow feeling to
welcome
be advantageous to
do good to
be beneficial to
befit
be useful to
suit
be of use to
be to the advantage of
profit
be of assistance to
pay off for
be good for
bless
be of help to
serve
be of service to
benefit
please
work for
be helpful to
gratify
be of advantage to
advantage
express sympathy for
express sympathy
call for
flirt with
bring on oneself
leave the door open to
include
more ❯
“One way to
encourage
your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.”
Verb
▲
To champion or endorse a cause
champion
endorse
advocate
back
support
favor
US
sanction
favour
UK
espouse
uphold
countenance
commend
sustain
second
indorse
patronise
UK
patronize
US
embrace
tout
affirm
invite
side with
back up
argue for
subscribe to
root for
campaign for
speak for
get behind
agitate for
work for
go for
lend support to
pull for
promote
approve of
approve
vouch for
stand up for
defend
further
stand behind
help
assist
aid
recommend
accept
advise
urge
maintain
push
plug
adopt
plump for
plunk for
press for
welcome
vote for
lobby for
be in favor of
take to
stick up for
throw your weight behind
stand by
justify
vindicate
abet
sponsor
boost
esteem
value
smile on
stump for
appreciate
honour
UK
honor
US
praise
approbate
ally oneself with
go to bat for
go with
stick by
take a shine to
give a leg up
think well of
okay
care for
look on with favor
be on one's side
regard highly
give support to
buck for
thumbs up
be in favour of
take up the cudgels for
receive favorably
tilt toward
give a lift
look up to
receive gladly
eulogise
UK
rubber-stamp
OK
be on the side of
take a liking to
eulogize
US
flash on
give the nod to
foster
condone
lend support
befriend
protect
stand for
validate
ratify
be a patron of
verify
confirm
forward
give approval to
agree with
give moral support to
announce one's support for
advocate for
go along with
give moral support
formally support
be with
be supportive of
prefer
hold up one's end
hold to
give backing to
come to the defence of
backstop
receive wholeheartedly
receive enthusiastically
take up
fall in with
aid and abet
go in for
get into
take on
take to heart
grubstake
angel
ally
prop up
abide by
give one's blessing to
give a boost
look on with favour
prescribe
suggest
propose
advance
bless
bolster
plead for
run interference for
spread around
ride shotgun
build up
brace up
be in corner
hold a brief for
say so
get on bandwagon
hold with
campaign on behalf of
more ❯
“His words of wisdom have been promoted to
encourage
free-thinking.”
Verb
▲
To promote or nurture the development of
promote
further
help
assist
advance
aid
boost
foster
forward
nurture
strengthen
cultivate
develop
push
nourish
nurse
abet
bolster
reinforce
fuel
improve
fortify
serve
succor
US
succour
UK
increase
enrich
approve
endow
instigate
pave the way for
drum up
give a leg up
egg on
support
facilitate
stimulate
back
incubate
contribute to
expedite
accelerate
sustain
speed up
hasten
champion
favour
UK
favor
US
help along
smooth the way for
smooth the path of
ease
assist the progress of
speed
oil the wheels of
precipitate
make easy
open the door for
run interference for
endorse
hurry
motivate
sponsor
fast-track
open doors
protect
give a boost to
clear the way for
wait on
lend a hand to
take care of
drive
impel
spur
smooth
rush
work for
relieve
espouse
inspire
enable
make easier
make smooth
make smoother
quicken
give assistance to
attend to
make possible
be of service to
lend a helping hand to
hand-carry
loosen up
benefit
attend
walk through
plug
establish
grease the wheels
back up
prop up
care for
give a push to
go with
bail out
minister to
raise
lend a hand
give backing to
give a boost
rear
simplify
advocate
clear a path for
give a lift
foment
proselytize
US
breed
uphold
proselytise
UK
progress
speak for
cooperate
oblige
accommodate
work with
spur on
comfort
backstop
second
cooperate with
collaborate with
patronize
US
be conducive to
rescue
patronise
UK
stump
hype
be of use to
thump
puff
step up
befriend
jack up
hike up
do someone a favour
do someone a service
pitch in with
bail someone out
play into
lend support to
muck in with
ride shotgun
help out
do for
open doors for
root for
be a factor in
get stuck in with
stand up for
give a hand
look after
make a pitch for
give a leg up to
put on the map
go to bat for
be a tower of strength to
bring relief to
get someone out of a tight spot
render assistance to
go down the line for
give help to
bring aid to
give aid and encouragement to
bring comfort to
be supportive of
pursue
court
teach
speedy
grow
tend
feed
instruct
keep
advantage
hurry along
give a lift to
fast track
gestate
fund
finance
push through
domiciliate
invest in
subsidize
US
bankroll
oil the wheels for
grease wheels
sanction
consolidate
subsidise
UK
mother
give a donation to
give money to
make provisions for
recommend
safeguard
urge
set up
lay the foundations of
propel
sit
cradle
father
nursemaid
bring up
propagandize
US
administer to
push for
watch over
extend
ballyhoo
broaden
generate
engender
propagate
expand
contribute
spread
keep an eye on
see to
help in
get behind
propagandise
UK
campaign for
aid in
take charge of
baby-sit
undergird
keep alive
watch out for
keep tabs on
set the stage
pave the way
mind
provide for
oversee
parent
watch
supervise
doctor
tend to
cherish
guard
babysit
childmind
alleviate
maintain
soothe
treat
minister
palliate
cure
nanny
make better
be responsible for
sit with
mitigate
allay
mollify
assuage
care
salve
superintend
educate
remedy
adopt
train
ameliorate
look out for
fend for
meliorate
tranquilize
US
pacify
take in
tranquillise
UK
cater to
keep safe
set right
arrange
appease
guide
discipline
shepherd
relax
school
mentor
make a living for
provide sustenance for
preside over
keep watch over
be in the service of
wait upon
save
preserve
baby sit
perpetuate
prolong
steward
conserve
square
heal
keep up
keep intact
pay attention to
lessen
attenuate
thrive
flourish
nutrify
balm
prepare
poise
make strong
give strength to
flower
build up
tone
bloom
nerve
ready
make healthy
tone up
make stronger
rehabilitate
more ❯
“There is a strong need to
encourage
the development of entrepreneurship.”
Verb
▲
To advise or persuade in favor of something
advise
recommend
urge
persuade
suggest
caution
propose
counsel
exhort
forewarn
instruct
admonish
advocate
guide
prescribe
enjoin
advance
entreat
push
prompt
bid
adjure
sanction
promote
implore
beseech
espouse
push for
champion
support
further
press
goad
prod
favour
UK
favor
US
back
pressure
extol
move
charge
appeal to
egg on
tout
try to persuade
argue for
speak for
press for
be in favor of
vouch for
be all for
beg
speak favorably of
speak in favor of
go on record for
beat the drum for
spur
pressurize
US
stimulate
endorse
warn
propel
incite
nudge
insist
pressurise
UK
commend
preach
countenance
call on
plug
lean on
use pressure on
steer
tip
put pressure on
insist on
speak in favour of
put forward
tip off
strongly recommend
nominate
indorse
opine
command
direct
stump for
root for
lobby for
campaign for
subscribe to
call for
offer recommendation
give guidance to
give pointer
give advice
give direction to
wise up
give two cents
give one's suggestions to
give one's opinion to
plead
influence
compel
dragoon
appeal
constrain
request
instigate
nag
induce
maneuver
US
ask
solicit
manoeuvre
UK
wheedle
table
submit
inspire
rationalize
US
rationalise
UK
tempt
beckon
conjure
offer
proffer
pose
bounce
put
prefer
float
proposition
vote
prevail on
put up to
psych up
put the heat on
put the screws on
railroad into
twist someone's arm
fire up
bulldoze into
offer a suggestion
put on to
put in two cents
give a tip
prick
call upon
order
demand
require
tell
ordain
decree
exact
dictate
claim
impose
rule
quest
appoint
stipulate for
plead with
give the command to
give the order to
boss around
clamor for
more ❯
“I
encourage
you to stay on this strict diet and exercise frequently.”
Verb
▲
To ask or urge someone to do something
ask
request
urge
demand
implore
appeal
beg
beseech
bid
cajole
coax
direct
enjoin
exhort
importune
insist
petition
propose
order
require
requisition
tell
call for
call on
insist on
entreat
solicit
supplicate
pray
plead
impetrate
conjure
besiege
crave
obsecrate
press
obtest
push
appeal to
go on bended knee
plead to
crave of
plead with
pray to
more ❯
“I would
encourage
you to heed my advice when it comes to nutrition.”
Verb
▲
To put pressure on someone to do something
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
pressure
influence
press
coerce
compel
force
impel
make
prompt
exhort
get
inveigle
lead
persuade
prod
tempt
put the heat on
put the screws on
twist someone's arm
move
incline
motivate
induce
inspire
sway
actuate
dispose
predispose
bias
direct
condition
adapt
determine
make willing
cause
urge
stimulate
spur
provoke
push
trigger
coax
incite
impassion
rally
convince
goad
drive
rouse
impress
nudge
stir
elicit
cajole
occasion
propel
instigate
bring
steel
incentivize
US
spark
evoke
invigorate
US
inspirit
activate
hearten
exhilarate
convert
animate
uplift
impact
galvanize
US
arouse
empower
vitalize
excite
advise
embolden
prick
galvanise
UK
envigorate
UK
strike
refresh
help
incentivise
UK
necessitate
incentify
prevail on
stir up
pump up
egg on
suggest to
spur on
hint to
whip up
fire up
pep up
cheer on
talk into
win over
boost up
more ❯
“I won't
encourage
you to take the stand, but without your testimony, we have no case.”
Verb
▲
To persuade someone to do something
coax
persuade
cajole
inveigle
wheedle
entice
influence
tempt
lure
induce
beguile
seduce
urge
allure
charm
blarney
blandish
flatter
woo
get
decoy
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
palaver
press
con
hook
wangle
worm
barter
importune
jawbone
pester
plague
soothe
tease
sweet-talk
prevail on
soft-soap
win over
talk into
prevail upon
argue into
get round
butter up
work on
arm-twist
come on
talk someone into something
rope in
twist one's arm
convince
motivate
impel
incite
sway
move
convert
bring around
incline
talk round
cause
sell
prompt
instigate
stimulate
make
bring
draw
wheedle into
prod into
sell one on
jolly
solicit
entreat
beg
smooth-talk
coerce
compel
impress
dispose
advise
reason
counsel
drive
lead
exhort
procure
actuate
inspire
propagandize
US
enlist
proselytize
US
provoke
propagandise
UK
proselytise
UK
brainwash
proselyte
trigger
goose
bulldoze
steamroll
activate
squeeze
work over
reason someone into
plead with
press someone into
turn somebody on to
cause to believe
pressurize into
pressure someone into
convert to
lead to do
suck in
exert influence on
draw in
cajole into
coax into
put someone up to something
lead to believe
twist someone's arm
bring to senses
wear down
gain confidence of
win argument
bring round
prove to
satisfy
put across
argue
gain
turn
manipulate
prejudice
steer
make a believer
get around
bring home to
bring to reason
bring round to the idea of
effect
overcome
get somebody on your side
bias
gain one's confidence
bring over
poison
affect
crack
promote
assure
reassure
honey
cause to feel certain
dispel someone's doubts
reason someone into believing
dispel doubt
make certain
put someone's mind at rest
put mind at ease
impress to
demonstrate to
sell to
nag into
soften
win round
change mind
make see the light
make someone see the light
show someone the error of their ways
show one the error of their ways
play
direct
exploit
bribe
finagle
jockey
control
dragoon
work
intimidate
lean on
work upon
pressurize
US
browbeat
pull strings with
suborn
colour
UK
carry weight with
cut any ice with
touch
bring pressure to bear on
make yourself felt with
bring pressure to bear upon
pressurise
UK
color
US
more ❯
Verb
▲
To increase or grow in strength or intensity
deepen
intensify
heighten
increase
boost
magnify
amplify
augment
escalate
enhance
strengthen
expand
rise
extend
redouble
grow
reinforce
consolidate
exacerbate
accentuate
develop
mushroom
mount
aggravate
inflame
accumulate
snowball
worsen
intensate
enrich
promote
foster
rouse
cultivate
stimulate
nurture
step up
add to
beef up
amp up
make worse
become worse
hot up
raise
build up
multiply
enlarge
swell
compound
aggrandize
build
inflate
improve
widen
accelerate
jack up
lift
up
broaden
proliferate
exaggerate
wax
supplement
elevate
pump up
hike up
spread
gain
burgeon
appreciate
climb
bourgeon
maximize
US
sharpen
balloon
boom
dilate
supersize
crank up
thicken
exalt
pad
maximise
UK
hype
increment
pyramid
double
upsurge
pick up
triple
roll up
upgrade
advance
further
emphasize
US
top up
stress
fortify
shoot up
hike
mark up
stoke
bump up
emphasise
UK
make greater
gain strength
slap on
run up
add
progress
ameliorate
quicken
better
fester
hasten
amass
cement
annex
US
ratchet up
solidify
prolong
bolster
soar
jack
parlay
underline
teem
swarm
collect
make better
blow up
pullulate
pile on
help
spike
sweeten
tack on
gather
annexe
UK
flesh out
buttress
heat up
get bigger
soup up
become larger
add fuel to the flames
shore up
add fuel to the fire
optimize
US
pump
reenforce
upraise
make larger
make bigger
renew
ferment
brew
smoulder
UK
concentrate
follow up
go up
upscale
smolder
US
optimise
UK
refine
uplift
diffuse
complement
grow in
upsize
embiggen
send up
heat
stretch
advertise
revitalize
US
advertize
gather steam
harshen
elaborate
become louder
get higher
grow louder
crescendo
complicate
get to
grow full
become large
fill out
start to be
meliorate
polish
amend
perfect
become greater
puff up
enforce
rocket
rally
jump
revitalise
UK
put salt on the wound
fan the flames
endow
lighten
darken
brighten
whet
point
accent
expatiate
accrue
increase in value
become stronger
become strong
spiral
surge
put up
push up
buck up
boost up
set off
add fuel
tone up
heap on
rub salt in the wound
fan the flames of
add insult to injury
cumulate
pour it on
make richer
arise
secure
turn up
congeal
hop up
add value
jazz up
run high
vault
tower
escalade
stabilize
US
mount up
leap up
pile up
distend
stiffen
tighten
harden
stabilise
UK
coagulate
jump up
make stable
firm up
make secure
make stronger
push
grow quickly
inspire
support
galvanize
US
spur
invigorate
US
drive
motivate
champion
embolden
maintain
incentivize
US
empower
assist
corroborate
underpin
aid
steel
buoy
reward
uphold
incentify
galvanise
UK
incentivise
UK
back
defend
envigorate
UK
substantiate
highlight
spur on
back up
bolster up
buoy up
give a boost to
skyrocket
increase rapidly
grow rapidly
flourish
go through the roof
lengthen
go through the ceiling
rise rapidly
scale up
thrive
prosper
build on
protract
bloom
leap
be jacked up
go sky-high
eke out
touch up
bloat
scale
fatten
increase in size
become more numerous
spring up
fuel
smarten
speed up
brush up
sprout
fine-tune
explode
top
spin out
fill
get larger
forward
puff out
continue
improve on
swell up
elongate
smarten up
straighten out
greatly increase
drastically increase
dramatically increase
pad out
stretch out
move up
string out
hit the roof
draw out
climb sharply
rise steeply
drag out
acquire
diversify
propagate
bulge
uprise
flower
sustain
ascend
tumefy
fix
intumesce
bulk
supply
subsidize
US
run riot
bump
subsidise
UK
become bigger
increase exponentially
flow
mend
treble
increase suddenly
eke
put on
increase in scope
update
hone
outstretch
increase dramatically
shape up
work up
fast-track
prolongate
fill up
prefer
make strides
make progress
make headway
move forward
work out
forge ahead
increase threefold
work on
kick upstairs
increase by three
improve the position of
improve the status of
make longer
go up in price
louden
breed
surge up
spring
manifold
aggregate
blossom
breadthen
gallop
mature
peak
incline
metastasize
open
increase in extent
well
grow stronger
pile
be hiked up
ape up
stockpile
pervade
reach
take off
be enlarged
be stepped up
be extended
be magnified
be increased
be amplified
become distended
get taller
increase in weight
piggyback
outspread
turbocharge
billow
stack up
grow greater
make intricate
make complex
appear
grow larger
luxuriate
feed
puff
burst
detonate
branch out
put on a spurt
succeed
spurt
bulk up
ramp up
add fuel to
make louder
make higher
produce
tag on
get stronger
stock up
go from bad to worse
develop rapidly
burst forth
stoke up
rise up
reaffirm
embellish
spread out
do well
be successful
keep burning
spiral upwards
go off
come on
establish
assure
extend operations
broaden one's horizons
potentiate
uptick
overstate
rise in value
embroider
overemphasize
US
reassert
reiterate
hyperbolize
blow out
goose up
fetch up
overplay
restate
bulk out
dramatize
US
send through the roof
overdo
make up
restore
overestimate
rectify
tick upward
liven up
justify
triplicate
be added
revalue
increase slightly
correct
reform
revamp
fix up
transcend
excel
change for the better
give a higher position to
convert
give promotion to
give a higher rank to
place in a higher rank
authenticate
round off
mitigate
assuage
remediate
redress
shift upward
punch up
inspirit
adjust
multiply by three
fluctuate upward
uprate
add on
increase in
add fuel to fire
elaborate on
temper
tighten up
polish up
make perfect
illume
burnish
vitalize
propel
smooth
dramatise
UK
overemphasise
UK
endorse
settle
make firm
drive up
make a big thing out of
blow something out of all proportion
stretch the truth
blow up out of all proportion
stir up
duplicate
acquire more of something
ratchet
lend more weight to
give weight to
confirm
repeat
nourish
nurse
abet
average up
perpetuate
inject
reflate
delay
stall
serve
succor
US
succour
UK
hold
persist
hold up
drag your feet
wire-draw
extend the duration of
let it ride
keep up
carry on
keep something going
go on with
approve
instigate
pave the way for
level up
dualize
replicate
round up
increase twofold
dupe
duplify
double up
bring up
multiply by two
drum up
give a leg up
egg on
proceed
ennoble
dignify
get longer
grow longer
canonize
US
enthrone
ensky
enshrine
glorify
sublimate
deify
appoint
hoist
canonise
UK
honor
US
honour
UK
move up the ladder
give promotion
give advancement to
raise high
give a higher rank
give advancement
more ❯
Verb
▲
To promote the use, sale, or acceptance of
push
advertise
hype
promote
publicise
UK
publicize
US
advocate
plug
sell
advance
endorse
market
broadcast
peddle
publish
annunciate
champion
flack
inform
proclaim
spruik
apprise
declare
enunciate
popularise
UK
popularize
US
post
show
back
ballyhoo
disclose
flash
recommend
sponsor
pitch
puff
release
supply
announce
communicate
herald
huckster
notify
tout
circularise
UK
circularize
US
flaunt
flog
promulgate
propagandise
UK
propagandize
US
aggrandize
expose
merchandise
present
trumpet
advertize
boost
divulge
exhibit
reveal
make public
traffic in
campaign for
make known
deal in
get behind
hype up
cry up
puff up
talk up
call attention to
give a puff to
bang the drum for
beat the drum for
give publicity to
give a plug to
speak for
further
espouse
proselytize
US
drum
spiel
persuade
proselytise
UK
hustle
crusade
press
get across
win approval for
soft sell
sweet talk
persuade someone to accept
get support for
talk into
put across
convince someone of the merits of
get acceptance for
bring someone round to
gain acceptance for
soft-soap
win someone over to
struggle
work
agitate
fight
battle
strive
lobby
urge
petition
contest
campaign
barnstorm
lobby for
contend for
drum up support
build up
upsell
crack up
bill
commend
praise
bring to public notice
blazon
display
trailer
blaze
blare
sound
trail
advise
placard
uncover
spot
blurb
acquaint
alert
unmask
splash
cross sell
spotlight
spread around
hard sell
beat the drum
give notice of
shout from the rooftops
make a pitch
run with
put on the map
get on soapbox for
shout out
big up
write up
spread abroad
give out
make popular
pump up
put up in lights
overpraise
gazette
suggest
preach
press-agent
cry
build
mention
introduce
namecheck
spin
favour
UK
favor
US
shove in your face
speak of
talk of
blow up
spread about
play up
soft-sell
put in a good word
package
draw attention to
give a boost to
give a mention to
package as
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
usually "side with"
)
To support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate
take the side of
support
champion
defend
back
favor
US
favour
UK
uphold
abet
prefer
side with
stand by
stand up for
be supportive of
be loyal to
stick up for
back up
ally with
be on the side of
ally oneself with
associate oneself with
sympathize with
take the part of
aid and abet
come to the defence of
nail your colors to the mast
give backing to
give support to
take someone's part
plunk for
get behind
go to bat for
throw in one's lot with
be in favor of
side
stand behind
plump for
rally round
throw in with
stick by
endorse
go along with
take to heart
take up the cudgels for
argue for
fight for
speak up for
stick one's neck out for
give as good as one gets
more ❯
Verb
▲
To seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it
fish for
solicit
invite
seek
angle
elicit
be after
look for
hope for
angle for
try to evoke
cast about for
aim for
try to get
make a bid for
cast
drop a line
seek to obtain
dangle a line
cast around for
cast round for
fish
scheme
plot
connive
hunt
contrive
hint
aim
hope
look
cast about
make a bid
cast round
cast around
Verb
▲
To praise or express approval for something or someone
applaud
praise
acclaim
laud
commend
extol
salute
celebrate
glorify
hail
eulogise
UK
eulogize
US
compliment
cheer
admire
magnify
tout
accredit
boost
congratulate
approve
kudize
recommend
support
root
welcome
favour
UK
favor
US
rave
plug
pay tribute to
sing the praises of
pay homage to
speak highly of
big up
crack up
express admiration for
express approval of
approve of
look on with favour
express respect for
give ovation
show appreciation
honor
US
aggrandize
honour
UK
endorse
appreciate
credit
toast
heap praise on
panegyrize
ballyhoo
wax lyrical about
advocate
say nice things about
pay respects to
hand it to
build up
proclaim
puff up
ennoble
show appreciation for
sanction
rave about
speak well of
rah
hurrah
throw bouquets at
praise to the skies
distinguish
dignify
go into raptures about
pat on the back
make much of
take one's hat off to
clap
cite
cry up
exalt
emblazon
lionize
US
lionise
UK
revere
hymn
worship
venerate
commemorate
reverence
recognize
US
idolize
US
recognise
UK
flatter
adore
resound
bless
extoll
big something up
idolise
UK
esteem
stroke
carol
put on a pedestal
hear it for
go into raptures over
respect
sing
acknowledge
sing paeans to
rhapsodize over
elevate
apotheosize
vaunt
value
sanctify
erect
uprear
sublime
hallow
adulate
observe
fete
show appreciation of
give recognition to
look up to
crack someone up
praise enthusiastically
idealize
US
gush about
enthuse about
enthuse over
gush over
give a posy
glamorize
US
romanticize
US
go on about
augment
express delight over
be mad about
go wild about
glamourize
deify
romanticise
UK
glamorise
UK
idealise
UK
felicitate
glamour up
rhapsodize
US
push
memorialize
US
decorate
prize
solemnize
US
rave over
rhapsodise
UK
lift up
give accolades to
give credit to
hero-worship
sound the praises of
sing praises
solemnise
UK
memorialise
UK
give bouquet
wax lyrical
rhapsodize about
gold star
hats off to
give a bouquet
roll out red carpet
pat on back
give glad hand
give key to city
countenance
hurray
mention
affirm
uphold
enhance
pay respects
heroize
halo
transfigure
lift
promote
increase
sing praises of
take off hat to
adorn
hike
give credit for
hold in high regard
publicize
US
hold in high esteem
root for
remember
give it up for
hold in awe
give approval
blow horn
give kudos
set on a pedestal
keep
add distinction to
signalize
US
signalise
UK
publicise
UK
add dignity to
put up
add lustre to
give praise to
enthuse
gush
mark
effuse
fuss
belaud
slobber
drool
immortalize
US
make a fuss of
immortalise
UK
roll out the red carpet
show respect
bestow honour on
make a fuss over
effervesce
bubble
express admiration of
show gratitude to
be grateful for
brag about
give a boost to
givea bouquet
be wild about
be excited
fall all over
be delighted
carry on about
make a to-do
wish one well
wish happy returns
give regards
give a big cigar
wish joy to
rejoice with
love
pray to
enshrine
give thanks to
sing praises to
bow down to
offer prayers to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To consider to be crucial or beneficial
value
appreciate
rate
esteem
rate highly
hold in high esteem
hold in high regard
hold dear
have a high opinion of
think highly of
think much of
set store by
set great store by
attach importance to
extol the virtues of
embrace
respect
admire
prize
cherish
revere
treasure
love
regard highly
value highly
venerate
adore
endorse
like
relish
sanction
valorize
have a penchant for
have a predilection for
have a proclivity for
honour
UK
honor
US
worship
reverence
praise
idolize
US
glorify
lionize
US
look up to
commend
extol
idolise
UK
lionise
UK
applaud
laud
pay homage to
recognize
US
exalt
recognise
UK
hail
regard
acclaim
adulate
put on a pedestal
hold in esteem
deify
hallow
approve of
hero-worship
magnify
consider
hold in awe
pay tribute to
favour
UK
favor
US
be grateful for
care for
salute
aggrandize
be thankful for
eulogize
US
compliment
appreciate greatly
think the world of
be in awe of
eulogise
UK
credit
celebrate
take one's hat off to
commemorate
toast
welcome
emblazon
distinguish
have a high regard for
fete
dignify
value greatly
put a premium on
ennoble
panegyrize
defer to
acknowledge
feel great affection for
enshrine
care very much for
show appreciation of
place great value on
sing the praises of
big up
speak highly of
savor
US
savour
UK
be glad about
idealize
US
be pleased about
revel in
heroize
approve
apprize
be fond of
marvel at
sanctify
apotheosize
be devoted to
hold in the highest regard
hold in respect
idealise
UK
recommend
decorate
tout
love dearly
erect
observe
uprear
sublime
think very highly of
hold in great respect
deem important
attach great importance to
sing paeans to
give accolades to
give credit to
hold in regard
very much like
hold in admiration
give glad hand
give key to city
roll out red carpet
express admiration for
wonder at
think a lot of
be awed by
enjoy
support
dote upon
nurture
dote on
fancy
count
guard
want
set much store by
take pleasure in
pay homage
express approval for
look on with favour
notice
realise
UK
realize
US
count your blessings
embosom
reward
give thanks for
put a high value on
place a high value on
set a high value on
be indebted for
memorialize
US
show gratitude to
be obliged for
give recognition to
have appreciation for
be beholden for
be in debt for
heart
be appreciative of
be in love with
feel deep affection for
less than three
feel affection for
memorialise
UK
ratify
stand in awe of
ballyhoo
hold sacred
cheer
validate
assign value
assign merit
accredit
suggest
kudize
advocate
propose
vaunt
think well of
advance
proposition
prescribe
plug
make much of
express approval of
crack up
sing praises
rave about
cry up
take off hat to
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vouch for
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speak favourably of
bank on
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oil
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cite
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sing
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UK
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express respect for
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sing hyms to
chant to
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brown-nose
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go for
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be gone on
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romance
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dream
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UK
glamorise
UK
rhapsodise
UK
overemphasise
UK
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paint a rosy picture of
look at something through rose-tinted spectacles
be unrealistic about
view through rose-tinted glasses
glamour up
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