uplift
verb
to make someone feel happier or more hopeful
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To make someone more hopeful and optimistic
get someone’s hopes up/build someone’s hopes (up)/raise someone’s hopes
to make someone expect something that they want even though you are not certain it will happen
build up someone’s hopes
to make someone think that something good is going to happen when in fact it is very unlikely
raise (someone’s) hopes/expectations
to make someone hope or expect that something will be very good or successful
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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