Buoy up

verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To uplift, hearten, inspire, or raise the spirits of. figuratively, idiomatic, transitive

    "I have supported with very great zeal, and I am told with some degree of success, those opinions, or if his Grace likes another expression better, those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title."

  2. 2
    become more cheerful wordnet
  3. 3
    To keep afloat; to provide with buoyancy. idiomatic, transitive
  4. 4
    keep afloat wordnet
  5. 5
    make more cheerful wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
afford supportanimatebackback upbearbear up

Example

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"I have supported with very great zeal, and I am told with some degree of success, those opinions, or if his Grace likes another expression better, those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title."

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