boost

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1. lift, raise, raise up, cast up, hoist, heft, thrust up; elevate, exalt, upgrade, aggrandize.

2. promote, support, advance, further, forward, help onward, facilitate; publicize, Sl. plug, advertise, write, up, bring or drag into the limelight; commend, recommend, sanction, back, advocate, put in a good word for, pat on the back; assist, aid, abet, foster, benefit.

3. encourage, enhearten, praise, extol, acclaim, eulogize, laud, speak well of, have or say a good word for; inspire, inspirit, build up, buck up, uplift; animate, fire [s.o.'s] imagination, enliven.

4. increase, hike, inflate, jack up, add to, superadd to; enlarge, make greater, magnify, amplify, heighten.

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5. lift, raise, Inf. a leg up, hoist; thrust, heave, push, shove.

6. increase, hike, rise; enlargement, magnification, heightening, expansion.

7. refresher, Inf. pick-me-up, Inf. picker-upper, Inf. upper, Inf. shot in the arm, Inf. ego trip; peptalk, build-up, inspiration, uplifting; encouragement, praise, acclaim, laudation; upgrading, improvement.

8. promotion, support, advancement, furtherance; recommendation, commendation, sanction, backing, pat on the back; publicity, Sl. plug, advertisement, attention, write-up; assistance, aid, abettal.