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Synonyms
buoy (bōṓē, boi)

[Middle English boie, from Old French boue, probably of Germanic origin.]

noun 

  1. A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
  2. A life buoy.

transitive verb: buoyed, buoy·ing, buoys. 

  1. To keep afloat or aloft: a glider buoyed by air currents.
    1. To maintain at a high level; support: “the persistent … takeover speculation, which has buoyed up the shares of banks” (Financial Times)
    2. To hearten or inspire; uplift: “buoyed up by the team spirit and the pride of the older generation back at home” (Judith Martin)
  3. To mark with or as if with a buoy.