boost (verb)
31connive at — verb give one s silent approval to • Syn: ↑wink at • Hypernyms: ↑promote, ↑advance, ↑boost, ↑further, ↑encourage • Verb Frames …
32provide — verb ADVERB ▪ kindly ▪ a buffet dinner, kindly provided by club members ▪ free, free of charge ▪ Careers advice is provided free of charge. VERB + PROVIDE …
33receive — verb 1 get/accept sth ADVERB ▪ regularly ▪ automatically ▪ You will automatically receive updates by text message. ▪ currently ▪ They currently receive subsidies from the gov …
34get a leg up — verb a) To get a boost or a lift. I can climb over the fence if I get a leg up from you. b) To gain some advantage; to get a head start. He hopes that all the extra advertising will give him a leg up on the competition …
35goose up — verb to boost, to take steps to make something appear more attractive …
36get — verb Get is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑employee, ↑finance, ↑weather, ↑winner Get is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abscess, ↑access, ↑accolade, ↑accommodation, ↑acknowledgement, ↑acne, ↑ …
37give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …
38accelerate — verb 1) the car accelerated down the hill Syn: speed up, go faster, gain momentum, increase speed, pick up speed, gather speed, put on a spurt Ant: decelerate, slow down 2) inflation started to accelerate Syn …
39advertise — verb you should advertise the contest on your local radio station Syn: publicize, make public, make known, announce, broadcast, proclaim, trumpet, call attention to, bill, promulgate; promote, market, beat/bang the drum for, huckster; informal… …
40amplify — verb 1) the sound from an electric guitar was meant to be amplified Syn: make louder, louden, turn up, magnify, intensify, increase, boost, step up, raise Ant: quieten 2) these notes amplify our statement …
