connive at, wink at - give one's silent approval to

foster, further - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"

spur - incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"

help - contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"

carry - take further or advance; "carry a cause"

feed - support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"

conduce, contribute, lead - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"

exhort, pep up, urge on, barrack, urge, inspire, cheer - urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

nurture, foster - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"

hollo - encourage somebody by crying hollo

animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate - give encouragement to

draw out - make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl"

bring out - encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy"

goad, spur - give heart or courage to

cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"