| Main Entry: | embolden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encourage |
Synonyms: |
boost, buoy, cheer, energize, enhearten, exhilarate, give courage, give pep talk, goad, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, psyche up, push, rally, reassure, refresh, revitalize, spur, stir, sway |
| Main Entry: | encourage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stimulate spiritually |
Synonyms: |
animate, applaud, boost, brighten, buck up, buoy, cheer, cheer up, comfort, console, embolden, energize, enhearten, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, galvanize, give shot in arm, gladden, goad, hearten, incite, inspire, inspirit, instigate, praise, prick, prop up, psych up, push, rally, reassure, refresh, restore, revitalize, revivify, rouse, spur, steel, stir, strengthen, sway |
Antonyms: |
dampen, deject, depress, deter, discourage, dispirit, dissuade, uninspire |
| Main Entry: | nerve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strengthen, hearten |
Synonyms: |
animate, brace, cheer, embolden, encourage, enhearten, fortify, inspirit, invigorate, steel |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dishearten, fear, weaken |
| Main Entry: | strengthen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encourage, hearten |
Synonyms: |
animate, back, back up, bear out, bloom, brace, brace up, burgeon, carry weight, cheer, consolidate, embolden, enhearten, enliven, flourish, flower, fortify, gather resources, gird, give weight, harden, inspirit, invigorate, nerve, nourish, prepare, prosper, rally, ready, refresh, rejuvenate, restore, steel, substantiate, temper, thrive, toughen, uphold |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dishearten, dissuade, weaken |
| Main Entry: | inspirit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encourage |
Synonyms: |
animate, applaud, boost, brighten, buck up, buoy, cheer, cheer up, comfort, console, embolden, energize, enhearten, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, galvanize, give shot in arm, gladden, goad, hearten, incite, inspire, instigate, motivate, praise, prick, prop up, psych up, push*, rally, reassure, refresh, restore, revitalize, revivify, rouse, spur, steel, stir, strengthen, sway |