Word of the day: Bolster

Bolster:  travesseiro comprido, almofada, coxim, amortecedor,sapata

( constr.), suportar, apoiar com almofada,escorar, amparar, animar. (to bolster up apoiar, encorajar, animar)

Synonyms: bear, support, brace, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, sustain, undergird, underpin, uphold

She came with me to bolster my confidence.

a convincing argument that was bolstered by the speaker's reputation

She is thinking of ways to bolster her career. (www.merriam-webster.com)