boost

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. aid, help, endorsement; lift, hoist. —v. i. assist, promote, recommend; lift, hoist. —v. t., slang, steal, shoplift. See approbation, elevation, stealing.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Aid]

Syn. assistance, help, helping hand, lift; see aid 1 .

2. [An increase]

Syn. addition, advance, hike*; see increase 1 .

v.

1. [To raise]

Syn. push up, lift up, hoist, shove; see raise 1 .

2. [To promote]

Syn. encourage, support, advance, advertise; see promote 1 , 2 .

3. [To increase]

Syn. raise, heighten, expand; see increase 1 .

See Synonym Study at lift .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. pushup lift, elevation, hand up.

2. increase raise, hike, expansion, upgrade, gain.

3. promotion support, encouragement, assistance, backing, fostering, advancement, plug.

ANT.: 2. decrease, cutback. 3. disparagement, undermining, knock

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v.

1. raise push up, hoist, lift, elevate.

2. increase heighten, raise, hike, jack up, enlarge, inflate.

3. promote support, advance, further, plug, foster, advocate.

ANT.: 1. lower, drop. 2. decrease, lower. 3. undermine, disparage, knock

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To move (something) to a higher position: elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear2, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See RISE. 2. To make or become greater or larger: aggrandize, amplify, augment, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. Informal: beef up. See INCREASE. 3. To increase in amount: hike, jack (up), jump, raise, up. See INCREASE. 4. To give support or assistance: abet, aid, assist, help (out), relieve, succor. Idioms: give (or lend) a hand, give a leg up. See HELP. 5. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity: ballyhoo, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, talk up, tout. Informal: plug. Slang: hype. See KNOWLEDGE. II noun 1. An instance of lifting or being lifted: heave, hoist, lift. See RISE. 2. The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See INCREASE. 3. The amount by which something is increased: advance, hike, increase, increment, jump, raise, rise. See INCREASE.