Encourage

Quick meaning: Encourage is a verb meaning To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

Meaning

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

More Meanings

1. To spur on, strongly recommend.
2. To foster, give help or patronage.

Example Sentences

I encouraged him during his race.

We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.

We encourage you to cycle instead of taking the car.

Delia's coach encouraged her to focus on the positives.

Word Forms

• encourages
• encouraging
• encouraged

Synonyms for encourage

Depending on context, synonyms include bield, embolden, hearten, abet, actuate, goose.

Antonyms for encourage

Common opposites include discourage, dishearten.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include further, advance, promote, boost, motivating, hearten.

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