• help or encourage (something) to increase or improve

Synonyms: improve, raise, uplift, increase, augment, magnify, swell, amplify, enhance, encourage, heighten, help, promote, foster, nurture, arouse, stimulate, invigorate, revitalize, inspire, perk up, increase, expand, raise, elevate, escalate, augment, add to, improve, strengthen, amplify, enlarge, inflate, push up, promote, advance, develop, further, foster, stimulate

• push from below

Synonyms: lift, raise, hoist, push, thrust, shove, heave, elevate

• steal (something)

• a source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement

Synonyms: uplift, lift, spur, encouragement, help, inspiration, stimulus, pick-me-up, fillip

• a push from below

Synonyms: lift up, hoist up, push, thrust, shove, heave