Definition of encourage

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Encourage (v. t.) To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage..

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Nourish :: Nourish (v. t.) To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues..
Fomenter :: Fomenter (n.) One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition..
Enhort :: Enhort (v. t.) To encourage.
Cheeringly :: Cheeringly (adv.) In a manner to cheer or encourage.
Abet :: Abet (v. t.) To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection..
Flatter :: Flatter (v. t.) To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations..
Comfort :: Comfort (v. t.) To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer.
Hey :: Hey (interj.) An exclamation of joy, surprise, or encouragement..
Comfort :: Comfort (n.) Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation..
Questmonger :: Questmonger (n.) One who lays informations, and encourages petty lawsuits..
Spirit :: Spirit (v. t.) To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men; -- sometimes followed by up..
Fomentation :: Fomentation (n.) Excitation; instigation; encouragement.
Reencourage :: Reencourage (v. t.) To encourage again.
Promoter :: Promoter (n.) One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy..
Encouragement :: Encouragement (n.) The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity..
Feeder :: Feeder (n.) One who furnishes incentives; an encourager.
Strengthen :: Strengthen (v. t.) To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
Accourage :: Accourage (v. t.) To encourage.
Harten :: Harten (v. t.) To hearten; to encourage; to incite.
Second :: Second (a.) To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage.
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