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encourage
What does encourage mean?
encourage (verb): to mentally support.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use encourage in a sentence?
- I encouraged him during his race. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does encourage come from?
From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to encourage
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “encourage” mean?
try to get or reach
Not quite: that's what seek means.
to guide or conduct
Not quite: that's what lead means.
to mentally support
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hear with intention
Not quite: that's what listen means.
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