To impart strength and confidence to

• nerve

  1. Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body.
  2. The sensitive tissue in the pulp of a tooth.
  3. A sore point or sensitive subject:

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  1. Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body.
  2. The sensitive tissue in the pulp of a tooth.
  3. A sore point or sensitive subject:

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• hearten

  1. To give strength, courage, or hope to.

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  1. To give strength, courage, or hope to.

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• encourage

  1. To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.
  2. To give support to; foster:
  3. To stimulate; spur:

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  1. To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.
  2. To give support to; foster:
  3. To stimulate; spur:

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• cheer

  1. A shout of approval, encouragement, or congratulation:
  2. A short, rehearsed jingle or phrase, shouted in unison by a squad of cheerleaders.
  3. Comfort or encouragement:

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  1. A shout of approval, encouragement, or congratulation:
  2. A short, rehearsed jingle or phrase, shouted in unison by a squad of cheerleaders.
  3. Comfort or encouragement:

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• buck up

  1. (idiomatic) Cheer up; take courage; take heart.
  2. (idiomatic, dated) Hurry up; make haste.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits.

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  1. (idiomatic) Cheer up; take courage; take heart.
  2. (idiomatic, dated) Hurry up; make haste.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits.

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To regain one's health

• recuperate

  1. To return to health or strength; recover.
  2. To recover from financial loss.
  3. To recover (a financial loss).

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  1. To return to health or strength; recover.
  2. To recover from financial loss.
  3. To recover (a financial loss).

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• recover

  1. To get back (something lost or taken away), especially by making an effort:
  2. To search for, find, and bring back:
  3. To get back control or possession of (land) by military conquest or legal action.

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  1. To get back (something lost or taken away), especially by making an effort:
  2. To search for, find, and bring back:
  3. To get back control or possession of (land) by military conquest or legal action.

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• rally

  1. To call together for a common purpose; assemble:
  2. To reassemble and restore to order:
  3. To rouse or revive from inactivity or decline:

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  1. To call together for a common purpose; assemble:
  2. To reassemble and restore to order:
  3. To rouse or revive from inactivity or decline:

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• mend

  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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  1. To make repairs or restoration to; fix.
  2. To reform or correct:
  3. To improve in health or condition:

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• improve

  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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  1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
  2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property):
  3. To become better:

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• convalesce

  1. To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.

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  1. To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.

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• come around

  1. (idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
  2. To regain consciousness after a faint etc.
  3. (curling) Any shot that curls around another rock.

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  1. (idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
  2. To regain consciousness after a faint etc.
  3. (curling) Any shot that curls around another rock.

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Be refreshed

• liven up

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• recuperate

  1. To return to health or strength; recover.
  2. To recover from financial loss.
  3. To recover (a financial loss).

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  1. To return to health or strength; recover.
  2. To recover from financial loss.
  3. To recover (a financial loss).

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• revive

  1. To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate:
  2. To give new health, strength, or spirit to:
  3. To restore to use, currency, activity, or notice:

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  1. To bring back to life or consciousness; resuscitate:
  2. To give new health, strength, or spirit to:
  3. To restore to use, currency, activity, or notice:

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Cheer or refresh

• enliven

  1. To make lively or spirited; animate.

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  1. To make lively or spirited; animate.

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• shake

  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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• invigorate

  1. To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate:

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  1. To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate:

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