Encourage
[v] spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
[v] inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
[v] contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
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abet, admonish, advance, advantage, advocate, aid, aid and abet, animate, ask for, assist, assure, bear up, bolster, boost, brace up, brighten, buck up, buoy up, caution, charge, cheer, cheer up, chirk up, comfort, condole with, conduce to, console, contr