buoy
verb [T usually passive] (MAKE HAPPIER) /bɔɪ/
/ˈbuː.i/ Definition
› to make someone feel happier or more confident about a situation: She was buoyed (up) by the warm reception her audience gave her.Encouraging and urging onInspiration and inspiring
(Definition of buoy verb (MAKE HAPPIER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abet verb
- barrack for sb phrasal verb
- bring sb out phrasal verb
- buddy noun
- cheer sb on phrasal verb
- cultivate verb (DEVELOP)
- galvanize verb
- gee sb up phrasal verb
- get in there! idiom
- good/great stuff! idiom
- goose verb (MAKE ACTIVE)
- muster verb (PRODUCE)
- nurture verb (HELP DEVELOP)
- pave the way idiom
- pep talk noun
- permit verb
- prepare the ground idiom
- root for sb phrasal verb
- stimulus noun
- stoke verb
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