Usually means: Support or strengthen; prop up.
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▸ verb:  (transitive, usually figurative) To bolster (something); to provide support to (something).


Opposite:
undermine, weaken, sabotage, hinder, impair

Types:
support, strengthen, reinforce, prop up, back up, more...

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Opposite:
undermine, weaken, sabotage, hinder, impair

Types:
support, strengthen, reinforce, prop up, back up, more...




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