| defend(verb, support, take, show, promote) |
| felicitate(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter) |
| flatter(verb, honor, praise, approve, appreciate) |
| justify(verb, support, take, maintain, promote) |
| magnify(verb, support, praise, encourage, cheer) |
| move(verb, go, charge, press, direct) |
| refer(verb, direct, guide) |
| set forth(verb, expression, open, present, yield) |
| speak highly of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, praise) |
| vouch for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, praise) |
| accredit(verb, support, accept, praise, favor) |
| brief(verb, advise) |
| cajole(honor, praise, approve, appreciate, advocate) |
| condone |
| confirm(verb, support, accept, praise, favor) |
| forward(verb, support, help, advance, develop) |
| go to bat for(verb, expression, idiom, support, take) |
| kibitz(verb, order, charge, direct, encourage) |
| plump for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, take) |
| prefer(verb, yield, urge, submit, offer) |