Synonyms and related words :
afford support, animate, back, back up, bear, bear up, bolster, bolster up, boost, brace, brighten, buoy, buttress, carry, cast up, cheer, cradle, crutch, cushion, elevate, encourage, enliven, erect, escalate, exhilarate, float, float high, give a lift, give support, gladden, hearten, heave, heft, heighten, heist, hike, hoick, hoist, hold, hold up, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jerk up, keep afloat, keep up, knock up, lend support, levitate, lift, lift up, liven, lob, loft, mainstay, maintain, perk up, pick up, pillow, prop, raise, raise up, rear, rear up, reinforce, rejoice, rejoice the heart, ride high, rise, set up, shore, shore up, shoulder, sky, stay, stick up, subsidize, subvention, support, sustain, throw up, underbrace, undergird, underlie, underpin, underset, up, upbear, upbuoy, upcast, upheave, uphoist, uphold, upkeep, uplift, upraise, uprear, upthrow, vitalize, waft