| Main Entry: | reinforce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strengthen, augment |
Synonyms: |
add fuel to fire, add to, back up, beef up, bolster, boost, build up, buttress, carry, emphasize, energize, enlarge, fortify, harden, heat up, hype, increase, lend a hand, multiply, pick up, pillar, prop, prop up, punch up, shore up, soup up, stand up for, stiffen, stress, stroke, supplement, support, sustain, toughen, underline |
Antonyms: |
subtract, take away, undermine, weaken |
| Main Entry: | reinforced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supported |
Synonyms: |
assisted, augmented, backed, banded, beefed up, bolstered, braced, built-up, buttressed, fortified, stiffened, strengthened, thickened |
| Main Entry: | assist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help |
Synonyms: |
abet, aid, back, bail out, benefit, boost, collaborate, cooperate, do for, expedite, facilitate, further, give a boost, give a leg up, give a lift, go down the line for, go for, go to bat for, go with, grease the wheels, hype*, lend a hand, make a pitch for, open doors, plug*, puff, push*, put on the map, reinforce, relieve, ride shotgun, root for, run interference for, serve, stand up for, stump, support, sustain, take care of, thump, work for, work with |
Antonyms: |
hinder, hurt, stop, thwart |
| Main Entry: | augment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make greater; improve |
Synonyms: |
add to, aggrandize, amplify, beef up, boost, build, build up, compound, develop, enhance, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, inflate, intensify, magnify, mount, multiply, pad, piggyback, progress, raise, reinforce, strengthen, sweeten, swell, tag on |
| Notes: | augment means to add more of the same thing; supplement means to add something, usually to make up for a deficiency |
Antonyms: |
decrease, degrade |
| 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, shore up, stay, strengthen, support, sustain, uphold |
Antonyms: |
hinder, not support, obstruct, prevent, undermine |
| Main Entry: | brace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
bandage, bind, bolster, buttress, fasten, fortify, gird, hold up, prepare, prop, ready, reinforce, shove, steady, steel, strap, strengthen, support, tie, tighten, uphold |
Antonyms: |
let go, loosen, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | build up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amplify, advertise |
Synonyms: |
add to, boost, develop, enhance, expand, extend, fortify, heighten, hype, improve, increase, intensify, plug*, promote, publicize, puff, reinforce, spotlight, strengthen |
Antonyms: |
lessen, let down, play down, weaken |
| Main Entry: | buttress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support, bolster |
Synonyms: |
back up, beef up, brace, build up, bulwark, carry, jack up, jazz up, prop, reinforce, shore, step up, strengthen, sustain, uphold |
Antonyms: |
let down, weaken |
| Main Entry: | consolidate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine; make firm |
Synonyms: |
add to, amalgamate, amass, band, bind, blend, build up, bunch up, cement, centralize, compact, compound, concatenate, concentrate, condense, conjoin, connect, densen, develop, federate, fortify, fuse, harden, hitch, hitch on, hook up with, incorporate, join, league, mass, meld, mix, plug into, pool, reinforce, render solid, secure, set, slap on, solidify, stabilize, strengthen, tack on, tag on, team up with, thicken, throw in together, tie in, tie up with, unify |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, disperse, divide, part, separate |
| 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 |