Bolster

/ˈboʊl.stər/ verb easy

To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.

Fresh testimony from an eyewitness helped bolster the prosecution's otherwise shaky case.

Memory Trick

Picture a long bolster pillow propped behind your back for support; to bolster an argument is to prop it up the very same way.

Synonyms

Augment

Antonyms

Enervate

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