57 Moby Thesaurus words for "give a lift":
   abet, aid, animate, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, befriend,
   benefit, boost, brighten, buoy up, cheer, comfort, do good, doctor,
   ease, encourage, enliven, exhilarate, favor, give a boost,
   give a hand, give help, gladden, hearten, help, help up, horse,
   inspire, inspirit, invigorate, lend a hand, lend one aid, liven,
   mount, pick up, proffer aid, protect, put on, rally, reclaim,
   redeem, rejoice, rejoice the heart, relieve, remedy,
   render assistance, rescue, restore, resuscitate, revive, save,
   set up, succor, take in tow, vitalize