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bolster(verb, encourage, animate, hearten, reassure)
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brace(encourage, prepare, restore, strengthen, nerve)
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brace up(verb, expression, encourage, boost, uphold)
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buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, encourage, boost)
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chirk up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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enhearten(verb, encourage, excite, prepare, boost)
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give courage(verb, expression, idiom, encourage, courage)
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help(verb, encourage, boost, comfort, strengthen)
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keep in countenance(expression, idiom, courage)
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liven(verb, stimulate, excite, boost, stir)
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pep up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, encourage, initiate)
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prod
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promote
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push(verb, encourage, excite, prepare, boost)
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quicken(verb, get, encourage, stimulate, excite)
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renew(verb, encourage, restore, revive, refresh)
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spur(verb, get, touch, encourage, stimulate)
2
sway(verb, get, cause, touch, encourage)
2
uphold(verb, encourage, restore, hearten)
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uplift(verb, encourage, boost, comfort, strengthen)
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