n.
Function: verb
to cheer or try to cheer a person overcome by grief or misery FF1C; comforting her widowed sister with words of hope FF1E;
Synonyms: buck up, cheer, console, solace, upraise
Related Words: brighten, gladden, lighten; allay, alleviate, assuage, mitigate, relieve; refresh, renew, restore; reassure; commiserate, condole, sympathize
Idioms: give a lift to
Contrasted Words: torment, torture, try; distress, trouble, worry; annoy, irk, vex
Antonyms: afflict; bother