To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty.

• uphold

  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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• sustain

  1. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
  2. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
  3. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for:

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  1. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
  2. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
  3. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for:

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• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• prop

  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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  1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support.
  2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance.
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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• Also used with up: bolster

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To raise the spirits of.

• exalt

  1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate:
  2. To glorify, praise, or honor.
  3. To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten:

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  1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate:
  2. To glorify, praise, or honor.
  3. To increase the effect or intensity of; heighten:

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• uplift

  1. To raise; elevate.
  2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
  3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt:

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  1. To raise; elevate.
  2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
  3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt:

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• lift

  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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• inspirit

  1. To instill courage or life into.

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  1. To instill courage or life into.

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• inspire

  1. To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.
  2. To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion:
  3. To stimulate to action; motivate:

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  1. To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.
  2. To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion:
  3. To stimulate to action; motivate:

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• flush

  1. To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush.
  2. To glow, especially with a reddish color:
  3. To flow suddenly and abundantly, as from containment; flood.

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  1. To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush.
  2. To glow, especially with a reddish color:
  3. To flow suddenly and abundantly, as from containment; flood.

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• exhilarate

  1. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate:
  2. To invigorate; stimulate:

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  1. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate:
  2. To invigorate; stimulate:

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• elevate

  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To increase the amount or intensity of:
  3. To promote to a higher rank.

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  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To increase the amount or intensity of:
  3. To promote to a higher rank.

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• elate

  1. To fill with great joy or happiness; delight:
  2. Elated.

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  1. To fill with great joy or happiness; delight:
  2. Elated.

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• Also used with up: animate

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