buoy up

uncommon

verb

1.

make more cheerful

Synonyms

2.

make more cheerful

Synonyms

Antonyms

weigh down

3.

keep afloat

“The life vest buoyed him up”

Synonyms

Related words

Broader terms

Causes

lighten

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Grammar

Verb: transitive

verb
infinitive	buoy up
3rd person	buoy ups
past	buoy uped
present participle	buoy uping
past participle	buoy uped

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Nearby words

bunya bunya tree buoy buoyancy buoyant buoyantly Buphthalmum Buphthalmum salicifolium bur bur-reed family Bura

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