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sponsor(verb, support, help, keep)
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succor(verb, support, help, advance, keep)
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back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
3
befriend(verb, support, help, develop)
3
benefit(verb, support, help, increase)
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buoy up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, keep)
3
buttress(verb, support, promote, back)
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defend(support, take, love, honor)
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elevate(verb, support, develop, promote)
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fund(verb, keep, raise, back)
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side with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
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accommodate(verb, support, back, benefit)
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care for(verb, expression, support, keep, love)
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espouse(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
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give a leg up(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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go to bat for(verb, expression, idiom, support, take)
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go with(verb, expression, support, take, help)
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justify(verb, support, take, promote)
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minister(verb, support, help, give)
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pick up(verb, expression, support, promote)
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APASmart Define. (2016). encourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/encourage/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, encourage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/encourage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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