to buoy
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5.3
- verb
- /bɔɪ/
:
mantener a flote
- She always knows how to buoy my spirits when I'm feeling down.
- buoyed by success
So on this New Year's Day, buoyed by knowing people do heal, let's begin.
- So on this New Year's Day, buoyed by knowing people do heal, let's begin.
- I think we're buoyed by the fact that Lucas assembled a very strong team here.
- This nonsense is buoyed by religious chatter around forgiveness and New Age bunk about redemption.
- Despite these dire circumstances, the morale of the Christians was high as they were buoyed by a desire to see and regain the holy city for their faith.
- And in this I am comforted and buoyed by a conversation I had with a very erudite philosopher, Kwame Anthony Appia.
- But looking for the world to buoy you up or accept you in a certain manner?
- And I think a lot of times we try to look for relationships that buoy us up, relationships that confirm ideas of what we think we are.
Examples
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Are you keeping his spirits buoyed?
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And I think a lot of times we try to look for relationships that buoy us up, relationships that confirm ideas of what we think we are.
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Just buoy him up, slow him down, right?
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But looking for the world to buoy you up or accept you in a certain manner?
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"On a day your motivation might be lacking, having a partner can buoy you up a bit."
Academic text (2010) -
I think we're buoyed by the fact that Lucas assembled a very strong team here.
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So we're very buoyed by this coaching intervention and the progress that we're making.
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There was a winter energy in the race of clouds that buoyed her spirits.
Fiction book (1994) -
The phone call from Jason had initially buoyed her to the highest levels of euphoria.
Fiction book (1997) -
Valerie's spirits are buoyed; she can do this; she's certain of it now.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
84
4.3
To give extra support to a person, plan, or idea
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3.7
To make someone feel happier and more hopeful
1
3.9
To make someone feel happier when they are sad
Keep someone or something floating on water
To give help to someone or something to make them stronger
Stay cheerful and hopeful during hard times
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A floating marker like a metal drum that shows a channel edge or danger in the water
- Specialized
A floating marker that makes a whistling sound to warn ships of danger
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buoy comes from Old French bouée, which meant 'a float'. So to buoy someone or something is like giving them a float to keep them up and support or lift their spirits.