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Verb
Present participle for to strengthen or provide support to
Present participle for to ready or prepare oneself (for a challenging experience)
Present participle for to corroborate or substantiate a claim or an idea
Present participle for to reduce the impact, intensity or severity of something
Present participle for to make or become thick or thicker
Present participle for to provide with money for a particular purpose
Present participle for to encourage (a behavior, feeling, relationship or idea) through repeated stimulus
Present participle for to increase in degree, amount, size, or value
Present participle for to invest in or provide financial assistance
Noun
The action or process of reinforcing or strengthening
… more ▼
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to strengthen or provide support to
supporting
bracing
bolstering
underpinning
upholding
strengthening
sustaining
propping
carrying
fortifying
bearing
staying
undergirding
shoring
maintaining
bulwarking
augmenting
cementing
confirming
defending
propping up
shoring up
holding up
bolstering up
buoying up
backing up
beefing up
building up
jacking up
reinforcing
underpropping
holding
standing
making stronger
trussing
keeping up
stiffening
shouldering
upbearing
bearing up
hardening
toughening
consolidating
buoying
cradling
tethering
girding
setting
securing
steadying
taking
underlying
placing
resting
staking
cushioning
withstanding
re-enforcing
adding force to
boosting
pillaring
crutching
supplementing
feeding
suffering
wiring
sticking
strutting
adding to
lying beneath
giving support to
giving a boost to
enduring
pillowing
keeping from falling
tying up
bracing up
bearing up under
inuring
steeling
indurating
stabilizing
US
substantiating
stabilising
UK
firming up
toughening up
making stable
balancing
poising
keeping steady
stabilitating
fixing
holding steady
make fasting
making steady
protecting
laying
levelling
UK
leveling
US
positioning
counterbalancing
counterpoising
equalizing
US
equalising
UK
keeping upright
keeping in place
staying poised
maintaining equilibrium
becoming stable
more ❯
“Steel pipe columns, splayed at unexpected angles,
buttress
the structure outside of the building footprint.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to ready or prepare oneself (for a challenging experience)
preparing
readying
bracing
steeling
nerving
galvanising
UK
galvanizing
US
girding
gearing up
getting ready
psyching up
making ready
fortifying
strengthening
bolstering
reinforcing
steadying
tensing
battening down the hatches
encouraging
animating
inspiriting
emboldening
rallying
heartening
buoying up
inspiring
invigorating
motivating
poising
enheartening
envigorating
winding up
bearing up
bucking up
cheering
priming
cheering up
chirking up
forearming
arming
mobilizing
US
mobilising
UK
enlivening
refreshing
rejuvenating
renewing
restoring
vitalizing
fuelling
fueling
US
hardening
burgeoning
giving strength to
giving a boost to
adding fuel to
giving new energy to
gearing oneself up
jacking up
“Her knees felt weak, and she was sure she couldn't properly
buttress
herself for whatever came next.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to corroborate or substantiate a claim or an idea
substantiating
corroborating
sustaining
backing
bolstering
supporting
upholding
validating
justifying
reenforcing
reinforcing
strengthening
backing up
shoring up
attesting to
vouching for
authenticating
confirming
verifying
establishing
certifying
attesting
proving
endorsing
affirming
vindicating
ratifying
lending weight to
testifying to
giving credence to
underpinning
asserting
demonstrating
approving
acknowledging
avowing
giving weight to
checking out
showing to be true
giving substance to
reaffirming
reasserting
circumstantiating
evidencing
accrediting
formalizing
US
recognizing
US
sanctioning
legitimizing
US
advocating
signing off on
accounting for
showing beyond doubt
recognising
UK
formalising
UK
legitimising
UK
bearing out
bearing witness to
rubber-stamping
giving proof of
testifying
avouching
asseverating
declaring
guaranteeing
pledging
promising
pronouncing
stating
averring
swearing
maintaining
professing
alleging
claiming
insisting
proclaiming
warranting
predicating
announcing
vouching
arguing
documenting
okaying
agreeing
giving nod
checking up
standing by
declaring true
checking on
enhancing
assuring
securing
reiterating
fortifying
restating
intensifying
boosting
heightening
magnifying
consolidating
fueling
US
fuelling
increasing
renewing
restoring
amplifying
accentuating
cementing
empowering
fixing
enlarging
emboldening
burgeoning
augmenting
nurturing
cultivating
inspiriting
fostering
flourishing
promoting
advancing
developing
raising
settling
firming up
making firm
lending more weight to
scaling up
beefing up
amping up
showing
witnessing
indicating
evincing
manifesting
exhibiting
determining
ascertaining
revealing
exposing
making evident
bespeaking
presenting
checking
displaying
showing clearly
illustrating
seconding
betokening
explaining
bearing witness
swearing to
denoting
standing up for
showcasing
defending
rationalizing
US
making clear
swearing up and down
showing once and for all
rationalising
UK
witnessing to
demonstrating the truth of
signifying
contending
elucidating
authorizing
US
discovering
expressing
authorising
UK
expounding
sealing
registering
getting behind
extenuating
pointing out
bearing testimony
acting as a witness
countersigning
providing evidence of
clearing up
ostending
crossing heart
saying so
doing justice to
flagging up
made known
making plain
sticking up for
submitting proof
submitting evidence
producing evidence
producing proof
establishing evidence
giving evidence
giving a justification for
demonstrating the truth
giving substance to the fact that
arguing for
giving an explanation for
witnessing to the fact that
giving force to
siding with
reflecting
representing
constituting
qualifying
valorizing
subscribing
underscoring
featuring
swearing on bible
enforcing
deposing
invoking
seeing
noting
projecting
pointing
prescribing
communicating
grounding
pointing to
adjuring
pleading for
constituting evidence
making out
adducing
clarifying
laying bare
laying out
submitting
constituting proof
giving facts
making sure of
proving to be genuine
connoting
designating
marking
providing evidence
giving proof
finding
stating on oath
finding out
vowing
showing the truth of
giving assurance of
speaking for
convincing
resulting
making certain of
giving one's word
deposing to
signaling
US
signalling
UK
sussing out
holding up
pinning down
double-checking
going bail for
standing bail for
asserting under oath
throwing your weight behind
adding up
having a case
reassuring
notifying
putting forth
providing
insuring
giving an affidavit
effecting
arranging
setting out
spelling out
constituting proof of
constituting evidence of
cinching
committing
making safe
ensuring
locking up
contracting
setting the seal on
sewing up
icing
locking on
nailing down
guarantying
clinching
legalizing
US
legitimatizing
espousing
getting across
legalising
UK
clearing
answering for
showing cause
showing just cause for
proving to be reasonable
showing to be reasonable
providing a rationale for
making good on
speaking in favor of
making allowances
giving reasons for
giving grounds for
excusing
mitigating
resolving
clearing the air about
absolving yourself
giving a reason for
vindicating oneself
giving an alibi for
exculpating oneself
giving an apologia for
shedding light on
throwing light on
acquiting oneself
giving an excuse for
exonerating oneself
throwing light upon
giving a rationale for
explaining away
answering to
making excuses for
attributing
more ❯
“I was expecting at least a stout defense, and probably new evidence, that would help
buttress
his case.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to reduce the impact, intensity or severity of something
lessening
softening
suppressing
stifling
deadening
dampening
mitigating
muffling
alleviating
blunting
dulling
cushioning
reducing
moderating
controlling
restraining
checking
curbing
diminishing
overcoming
repressing
smothering
bridling
constraining
containing
quelling
inhibiting
quashing
muting
damping
mellowing
quietening
curtailing
stemming
subduing
absorbing
decreasing
depressing
easing
lightening
deflating
harshing
lowering
squashing
staunching
toning down
reining in
keeping in check
holding in check
getting under control
slowing down
taking the edge off
damping down
getting rid of
putting a damper on
soaking up
holding back
making less active
pillowing
bolstering
allaying
tempering
assuaging
abating
mollifying
tranquilizing
US
soothing
relieving
tranquillising
UK
stilling
cooling
calming
palliating
weakening
benumbing
silencing
attenuating
numbing
squelching
lulling
settling
extinguishing
hushing
placating
taking the sting out
putting damper on
putting the lid on
soft-pedalling
soft-pedaling
appeasing
piping down
quieting
cauterizing
US
quenching
impairing
minimizing
US
composing
cauterising
UK
retarding
limiting
ebbing
pacifying
minimising
UK
de-escalating
stopping
subjugating
easing off
taking the bite out
winding down
buffering
dispelling
banishing
blanketing
making less intense
governing
rising above
paralyzing
US
paralysing
UK
masking
cutting off
choking off
muzzling
putting an end to
killing
licking
decreasing the volume
keeping it down
gentling
sating
slaking
cutting
depreciating
helping
relaxing
turning down
diluting
modifying
lenifying
slowing
anaesthetizing
UK
anesthetizing
US
calming down
chilling out
reining
settling down
chillin
chilling
putting a lid on
reducing the effect of
pouring cold water on
throwing cold water on
dampening down
mastering
crushing
arresting
regulating
desensitizing
US
holding
snuffing out
nipping in the bud
keeping the lid on
keeping a lid on
slapping down
cracking down on
putting down
clamping down on
quietening down
measuring
ruling
keeping
conquering
disciplining
humbling
stunning
incapacitating
sedating
unnerving
devitalizing
cowing
reclaiming
busting
getting the better of
taming
pulling in
watering down
getting a grip on
torpefying
dazing
drugging
obtunding
stupefying
stultifying
narcotizing
rendering insensitive
desensitising
UK
dullening
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to make or become thick or thicker
thickening
congealing
setting
coagulating
solidifying
condensing
clotting
hardening
gelling
jelling
stiffening
caking
freezing
gelatinizing
jellying
curdling
inspissating
ossifying
clabbering
petrifying
reinforcing
swelling
becoming thicker
growing thick
becoming more concentrated
becoming thick
becoming firmer
indurating
tempering
crystallizing
US
annealing
toughening
densifying
bracing
harshening
concreting
fortifying
strengthening
firming
girding
vitrifying
compacting
consolidating
settling
precipitating
cementing
pressing
fossilizing
US
crystallising
UK
fixing
calcifying
vulcanizing
amalgamating
fossilising
UK
firming up
becoming solid
becoming hard
drying
gelating
jellifying
concentrating
baking
starching
rigidifying
coalescing
loppering
turning into stone
getting hard
steeling
glopping up
chillin
chilling
cohering
compressing
going hard
drying up
gelatinating
globbing up
becoming firm
brazing
rigidizing
encrusting
reducing
incrusting
toughening up
candying
fossilifying
fossilating
riming
becoming stiff
crusting
tamping
galvanising
UK
ruggedising
galvanizing
US
sticking
materializing
US
materialising
UK
setting hard
lumping
taking shape
becoming clear
coming together
forming clots
going rigid
lapidifying
mineralizing
forming
becoming fixed
becoming rigid
turning to stone
pressing down
becoming inflexible
becoming unyielding
becoming obdurate
shaping up
lithifying
forming crystals
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to provide with money for a particular purpose
subsidising
UK
subsidizing
US
financing
funding
bankrolling
supporting
sponsoring
backing
underwriting
endowing
staking
promoting
capitalising
UK
capitalizing
US
helping
grubstaking
assisting
juicing
aiding
keeping
contributing
investing in
footing the bill for
providing capital for
contributing to
picking up the tab for
shelling out for
giving money to
providing finance for
coughing up for
propping up
ponying up for
forking out for
putting up the money for
chipping in for
picking up the check
picking up the tab
priming the pump
giving a grant to
giving support to
making a contribution to
paying a subsidy to
shoring up
Verb
▲
Present participle for to encourage (a behavior, feeling, relationship or idea) through repeated stimulus
reinforcing
encouraging
emphasising
UK
emphasizing
US
pushing
strengthening
bolstering
boosting
cementing
fortifying
fostering
galvanising
UK
galvanizing
US
inspiring
intensifying
envigorating
invigorating
promoting
spurring
stressing
supporting
underlining
championing
deepening
driving
emboldening
enhancing
heightening
motivating
aiding
assisting
buoying
corroborating
empowering
helping
improving
incentifying
incentivizing
maintaining
rewarding
steeling
stimulating
underpinning
upholding
backing
broadening
defending
enriching
highlighting
substantiating
backing up
bolstering up
spurring on
buoying up
shoring up
giving a boost to
Verb
▲
Present participle for to increase in degree, amount, size, or value
boosting
raising
expanding
improving
enlarging
developing
heightening
increasing
amplifying
enhancing
escalating
magnifying
bolstering
inflating
uplifting
augmenting
elevating
swelling
hiking
accelerating
accentuating
advertising
advertizing
aggrandizing
compounding
consolidating
deepening
extending
intensifying
multiplying
redoubling
revitalising
UK
revitalizing
US
stoking
strengthening
supersizing
upping
hyping
fortifying
jumping
lifting
rallying
amping up
building up
cranking up
stepping up
beefing up
boosting up
jacking up
bucking up
bumping up
hiking up
pumping up
pushing up
adding to
shoring up
making better
putting up
reinforcing
broadening
widening
padding
enriching
adding
topping
subsidizing
US
supplying
supplementing
subsidising
UK
filling out
topping up
making greater
making larger
making bigger
filling up
spreading
building on
jazzing up
rounding off
heating up
eking out
adding fuel to fire
appreciating
proliferating
rising
accumulating
gaining
gathering
growing
bourgeoning
waxing
ballooning
mounting
booming
snowballing
burgeoning
mushrooming
climbing
mounting up
picking up
stocking up
getting stronger
rolling up
growing in
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to invest in or provide financial assistance
helping
bankrolling
backing
financing
promoting
sponsoring
contributing to
forwarding
furthering the interests of
giving a boost to
giving a donation to
giving backing to
giving money to
investing in
opening doors
sanctioning
subsidising
UK
subsidizing
US
advancing
contributing
endorsing
endowing
giving
cooperating
advising
backstopping
bailing out
championing
favoring
US
favouring
UK
indorsing
launching
mentoring
profiting
propping up
reenforcing
reinforcing
delivering
Noun
▲
The action or process of reinforcing or strengthening
reinforcement
strengthening
fortification
bolstering
bracing
shoring up
stiffening
supporting
propping up
holding up
beefing up
protecting
securing
toughening
protection
reinforcing
embattlement
firming
solidification
underpinning
support
defence
UK
defense
US
firming up
building up
augmenting
supplementing
boosting
consolidation
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