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Definition of: encourage

(in·kûrij) v.t. ·aged, ·ag·ing
1. To inspire with courage, hope, or resolution.
2. To help or foster; be favorable toward. [<OF encoragier <en- in (<L in-) + corage COURAGE]
—en·cour′ag·er
noun
Synonyms: animate, arouse, cheer, countenance, embolden, excite, forward, hearten, impel, inspire, inspirit, instigate, promote, prompt, rally, reassure, stimulate. See ABET, AID, CHERISH, CONSOLE1, HELP, PROMOTE.

Most often used phrases:

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i d encourage
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"encourage" has the frequency of use of 0.0037% on city-data.com forum

"encourage" has the frequency of use of 0.0026% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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