Synonyms Dictionary
v. 1. encourage, prompt, urge, spur, goad, prod, egg on; incite, instigate, provoke, foment; stimulate, animate, whet, inspire, embolden; excite, arouse, inflame, fire, fire up, stir up, wind up, Inf psych up. 2. support, advocate, patronize, back, endorse, sanction, approve, countenance; promote, further, forward, advance, favor, foster; help, aid, assist, subsidize, underwrite, second; uphold, maintain, sustain, succor; cooperate with, connive at, scheme at, befriend.
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