n.
Function: verb
1
Synonyms: ENCOURAGE 2, advocate, favor
Related Words: applaud, commend; back, champion, support, uphold
Contrasted Words: deride, ridicule; criticize, reprehend, reprobate; reproach, reprove
Antonyms: discountenance
2
Synonyms: APPROVE 1, accept, approbate, favor, go (for), hold (with)