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Main Entry:	helped
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	aided
Synonyms:	advised, backed, encouraged, relieved, supported, sustained, abetted, accompanied, assisted, befriended, bolstered, maintained, nursed, subsidized, taken care of
Antonyms:	harmed, hindered, impeded

Main Entry:	help
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	aid, assist
Synonyms:	abet, accommodate, advocate, back, ballyhoo, be of use, befriend, benefit, bolster, boost, buck up, cheer, cooperate, do a favor, do a service, do one's part, encourage, endorse, further, go to bat for, go with, hype, intercede, lend a hand, maintain, open doors, patronize, plug, promote, prop, puff, push, relieve, root for, sanction, save, second, see through, serve, stand by, stick up for, stimulate, stump for, succor, support, sustain, take under one's wing, uphold, work for
Antonyms:	block, check, counteract, harm, hinder, hurt, injure, obstruct, stop

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Main Entry:	help
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	improve
Synonyms:	alleviate, ameliorate, amend, attend, better, cure, doctor, ease, facilitate, heal, meliorate, mitigate, nourish, palliate, relieve, remedy, restore, revive, treat
Antonyms:	decrease, harm, hinder, hurt, injure, worsen

Main Entry:	mended
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	restored
Synonyms:	altered, changed, corrected, fixed, helped, improved, rebuilt, regulated, relieved, remodeled, renewed, renovated, repaired, revived, abated, ameliorated, bettered, cured, doctored*, enhanced, lessened, patched up, rectified, refreshed, refurbished, regenerated, rejuvenated, remedied, reorganized

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	praised
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	admired
Synonyms:	blessed, celebrated, exalted, flattered, helped, aided, extolled, glorified, lauded, worshipped

Main Entry:	backed
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	supported
Synonyms:	approved, encouraged, endorsed, favored, helped, upheld, advocated, aided, assisted, bankrolled, bolstered, boosted, championed, financed, fostered, furthered, promoted, propped, seconded, sponsored, underwritten
Antonyms:	discouraged, opposed

Main Entry:	accommodate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	perform service
Synonyms:	afford, aid, arrange, assist, avail, benefit, bow, comfort, convenience, defer, favor, furnish, gratify, help, humor, indulge, oblige, pamper, please, provide, serve, settle, submit, suit, supply, support, sustain, yield
Antonyms:	bar, block, frustrate, hinder, impede, limit, obstruct, prevent, stop

Main Entry:	ameliorate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make, become better
Synonyms:	alleviate, amend, help, improve, lighten, meliorate, mitigate, relieve, step up, upgrade
Antonyms:	worsen

Main Entry:	amend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	improve, correct
Synonyms:	alter, ameliorate, better, change, elevate, enhance, fix, help, lift, make up for, mend, modify, pay one's dues, raise, rectify, reform, remedy, repair, revise, right, square*
Notes:	when you amend a text, you change it - usually for the better and when you emend a text, you simply correct the mistakes; whereas one can amend various aspects of conduct or behavior, emend is used if the issue at hand is that of a manuscript, speech, or literary product
Antonyms:	blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, harm, impair, injure, mar, reduce, subtract, worsen

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Main Entry:	befriend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make social acquaintance; support
Synonyms:	advise, aid, assist, back, benefit, buddy up, case out, come on to, cotton to, encourage, favor, get chummy with, get in with, help, hit it off*, patronize, side with, stand by, sustain, take under one's wing, take up with, uphold, welcome
Antonyms:	ignore, neglect

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Main Entry:	better
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	improve performance; outdo
Synonyms:	advance, ameliorate, amend, beat, best, cap, correct, enhance, exceed, excel, forward, further, help, meliorate, mend, outshine, outstrip, promote, raise, rectify, refine, reform, revamp, surpass, top, transcend
Antonyms:	deteriorate, worsen, get worse

Main Entry:	bolster
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	help
Synonyms:	aid, assist, bear up, boost, brace, buck up, bulwark, buoy, buttress, carry, cushion, help, hold up, maintain, pick up, pillow, prop, reinforce, stay, strengthen, support, sustain, uphold, shore up
Antonyms:	hinder, obstruct, prevent, undermine, not support

Main Entry:	cheer
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make someone feel happier
Synonyms:	animate, brighten, buck up*, buoy, comfort, console, elate, elevate, embolden, encourage, enliven, exhilarate, gladden, hearten, help, incite, perk up, pick up, solace, steel, strengthen, uplift, warm, brace up, give a lift, inspirit, let the sun shine in, put on cloud nine, put on top of the world, snap out of it, upraise
Antonyms:	bring down, depress, dishearten, make unhappy

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Main Entry:	comfort
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make to feel better
Synonyms:	abate, aid, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, assist, assuage, bolster, buck up*, calm, cheer, compose, condole, confirm, console, delight, divert, ease, encourage, enliven, free, gladden, hearten, help, invigorate, mitigate, nourish, reassure, refresh, relieve, remedy, revive, salve, soften, solace, soothe, strengthen, stroke, succor, support, sustain, sympathize, uphold, commiserate with, grant respite, inspirit, lighten burden, make well, put at ease, quiet fears, reanimate, revitalize, upraise
Antonyms:	aggravate, annoy, bother, distress, exasperate, hurt, irritate, provoke, torment, torture, trouble, vex

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Main Entry:	contribute
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	be partly responsible for
Synonyms:	add to, advance, aid, assist, augment, be conducive, be instrumental, conduce, do one's bit, finger in the pie, fortify, get in the act, have a hand in, help, lead, put in two cents, redound, reinforce, sit in on, strengthen, supplement, support, tend, uphold
Antonyms:	counteract, disapprove, neglect, shun, withhold

Main Entry:	cooperate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	aid, assist
Synonyms:	abet, advance, agree, back up, band, befriend, chip in, coincide, collaborate, combine, concert, concur, conspire, contribute, coordinate, espouse, forward, further, help, league, participate, partner, pitch in, play ball*, second, succor, unite, uphold, be in cahoots, coadjute, comply with, conduce, go along with, join forces, join in, lend a hand, pool resources, pull together, share in, show willingness, side with, stick together, take part, work side by side, work together
Antonyms:	block, delay, disturb, encumber, handicap, hinder, impede, obstruct, prevent, stop

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Main Entry:	correct
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	fix, adjust
Synonyms:	alter, ameliorate, amend, better, change, cure, debug, doctor, edit, emend, fix up, go over, help, improve, launder, mend, pick up, polish, reclaim, reconstruct, rectify, redress, reform, regulate, remedy, remodel, reorganize, repair, retouch, review, revise, right, scrub*, touch up, upgrade, clean up, clean up act, do over, fiddle with, get with it, make over, make right, make up for, pay dues, put in order, set right, set straight, shape up, straighten out, turn around
Antonyms:	blow, blunder, goof, mistake

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Main Entry:	countenance
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	approve, support
Synonyms:	abet, accept, advocate, aid, applaud, back, bear with, champion, commend, condone, confirm, cope, encourage, endorse, favor, go for, handle, help, invite, okay, sanction, stand for, swallow, thumbs up, uphold, approbate, get behind, give green light, give stamp of approval, give the nod, go along with, grin and bear it, hold with, live with, nod at, put John Hancock on, put up with, sign off on, sit still for, smile on, stomach something
Antonyms:	deny, disagree, disapprove, discourage, fight, oppose, refuse

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Main Entry:	cultivate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	nurture, take care of
Synonyms:	aid, ameliorate, better, cherish, educate, encourage, forward, foster, further, help, improve, instruct, nurse, patronize, promote, pursue, raise, rear, refine, support, teach, train, devote oneself to
Antonyms:	ignore, neglect

Main Entry:	cure
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	heal, ease bad situation
Synonyms:	alleviate, ameliorate, attend, better, cold turkey*, correct, doctor, dose, dress, help, improve, kick, mend, nurse, palliate, rectify, redress, rehabilitate, relieve, remedy, repair, restore, right, shake, treat, dry out, kick the habit, make better, make healthy, make whole, medicate, minister to, quit cold, restore to health, sweat it out
Antonyms:	depress, hurt, injure