boost (verb)
61assist — verb 1) Syn: help, aid, lend a (helping) hand to, support, back (up), work with 2) the aim was to assist cashflow Syn: facilitate, aid, ease, promote, boost, speed, benefit …
62bolster — verb Syn: strengthen, reinforce, boost, fortify, support, buoy up, shore up, maintain, help, augment, increase Ant: undermine …
63depress — verb 1) the news depressed him Syn: sadden, dispirit, cast down, get down, dishearten, demoralize, crush, weigh down on 2) new economic policies depressed sales Syn: slow down, weaken …
64enhance — verb Syn: improve, add to, strengthen, boost, increase, intensify, heighten, magnify, amplify, inflate, build up, supplement, augment Ant: diminish …
65heighten — verb Syn: intensify, increase, enhance, add to, augment, boost, strengthen, deepen, magnify, reinforce Ant: reduce …
66improve — verb 1) ways to improve the service Syn: make better, ameliorate, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, raise 2) communications improved Syn: get better, advance, progress …
67inflate — verb 1) inflate the balloon Syn: blow up, pump up, fill, puff up/out, dilate, distend, swell, bloat 2) the demand inflated prices Syn: increase, raise, boost …
68injure — verb 1) he injured his foot Syn: hurt, wound, damage, harm, disable, break; Medicine traumatize; Brit.; informal knacker 2) a libel injured her reputation Syn: damage, mar …
69magnify — verb Syn: enlarge, increase, augment, extend, expand, boost, enhance, maximize, amplify, intensify; informal blow up Ant: reduce, minimize, understate …
70nourish — verb 1) patients must be well nourished Syn: feed, sustain, provide for, maintain 2) we nourish the talents of children Syn: encourage, promote, foster, nurture, cultivate, boost, s …
