complexion
noun. someone's character
encourage
verb. give support; help
- abet
- advance
- advocate
- aid
- approve
- assist
- back
- back up
- befriend
- bolster
- boost
- brace
- comfort
- console
- countenance
- develop
- ease
- egg on
- endorse
- favor
- fortify
- forward
- foster
- further
- get behind
- give a leg up
- go for
- improve
- instigate
- invite
- pat on the back
- prevail
- promote
- pull for
- push
- reassure
- reinforce
- relieve
- root for
- sanction
- second
- serve
- side with
- smile upon
- solace
- spur
- strengthen
- subscribe to
- subsidize
- succor
- support
- sustain
- uphold
encourages
verb. give support; help
- abet
- advance
- advocate
- aid
- approve
- assist
- back
- back up
- befriend
- bolster
- boost
- brace
- comfort
- console
- countenance
- develop
- ease
- egg on
- endorse
- favor
- fortify
- forward
- foster
- further
- get behind
- give a leg up
- go for
- improve
- instigate
- invite
- pat on the back
- prevail
- promote
- pull for
- push
- reassure
- reinforce
- relieve
- root for
- sanction
- second
- serve
- side with
- smile upon
- solace
- spur
- strengthen
- subscribe to
- subsidize
- succor
- support
- sustain
- uphold
endorse
verb. support, authorize
- accredit
- advocate
- affirm
- approve
- attest
- authenticate
- back
- back up
- bless
- boost
- certify
- champion
- commend
- confirm
- countenance
- defend
- favor
- give a boost to
- give green light
- give one's word
- give the go-ahead
- give the nod
- go along with
- go to bat for
- go with
- guarantee
- lend one's name to
- okay
- praise
- push
- ratify
- recommend
- rubber-stamp
- sanction
- second
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stump for
- subscribe to
- sustain
- underwrite
- uphold
- vouch for
- warrant
- witness
endorses
verb. support, authorize
- accredit
- advocate
- affirm
- approve
- attest
- authenticate
- back
- back up
- bless
- boost
- certify
- champion
- commend
- confirm
- countenance
- defend
- favor
- give a boost to
- give green light
- give one's word
- give the go-ahead
- give the nod
- go along with
- go to bat for
- go with
- guarantee
- lend one's name to
- okay
- praise
- push
- ratify
- recommend
- rubber-stamp
- sanction
- second
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stump for
- subscribe to
- sustain
- underwrite
- uphold
- vouch for
- warrant
- witness
endorsing
verb. support, authorize
- accredit
- advocate
- affirm
- approve
- attest
- authenticate
- back
- back up
- bless
- boost
- certify
- champion
- commend
- confirm
- countenance
- defend
- favor
- give a boost to
- give green light
- give one's word
- give the go-ahead
- give the nod
- go along with
- go to bat for
- go with
- guarantee
- lend one's name to
- okay
- praise
- push
- ratify
- recommend
- rubber-stamp
- sanction
- second
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stump for
- subscribe to
- sustain
- underwrite
- uphold
- vouch for
- warrant
- witness
endure
verb. bear hardship
- abide
- accustom
- allow
- be patient with
- bear the brunt
- brave
- brook
- cope with
- countenance
- eat
- encounter
- experience
- face
- feel
- go through
- grin and bear it
- hang in
- keep up
- know
- live out
- live through
- meet with
- never say die
- permit
- put up with
- repress feelings
- resign oneself
- ride out
- sit through
- stand
- stick
- stick it out
- stomach
- subject to
- submit to
- suffer
- support
- sustain
- swallow
- take
- take it
- take patiently
- tolerate
- undergo
- weather
- withstand
endured
verb. bear hardship
- abide
- accustom
- allow
- be patient with
- bear the brunt
- brave
- brook
- cope with
- countenance
- eat
- encounter
- experience
- face
- feel
- go through
- grin and bear it
- hang in
- keep up
- know
- live out
- live through
- meet with
- never say die
- permit
- put up with
- repress feelings
- resign oneself
- ride out
- sit through
- stand
- stick
- stick it out
- stomach
- subject to
- submit to
- suffer
- support
- sustain
- swallow
- take
- take it
- take patiently
- tolerate
- undergo
- weather
- withstand
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