| VERB | social | encourage, promote, advance, boost, further | contribute to the progress or growth of |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | encourage | inspire with confidence | |
| communication | encourage | spur on |
| Sounds | ehnker'ihjh; ihnker'ahjh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | |
| acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | ||
| Meaning | contribute to the progress or growth of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They encourage him to write the letter | |
| Synonyms | promote, advance, boost, further | |
| Narrower | carry | Take further or advance |
| connive at, wink at | Give one's silent approval to | |
| contribute, lead, conduce | Be conducive to | |
| feed | support / support or promote | |
| foster, further | Promote the growth of | |
| help | contribute to the furtherance of | |
| spur | incite or stimulate | |
| Broader | support, back up | Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
| Spanish | animar, anticipar, auspiciar, estimular, favorecer, fomentar, impulsar, incentivar, potenciar, promover, propulsar | |
| Catalan | animar, anticipar, avançar, fomentar, incentivar, potenciar, propulsar | |
| Nouns | encouragement | the act of giving hope or support to someone |
| Meaning | inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The good news will encourage her | |
| Cause to | hope | Be optimistic |
| Narrower | bring out | encourage to be less reserved |
| cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up | Spur on or encourage / encourage especially by cheers and shouts | |
| cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden | Give encouragement to | |
| draw out | make more sociable | |
| foster, nurture | Help develop, help grow | |
| hollo | encourage somebody by crying hollo | |
| spur, goad | Give heart or courage to | |
| Broader | inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt | heighten or intensify |
| Opposite | discourage | deprive of courage or hope |
| Spanish | alentar, animar, impulsar, incentivar, vigorizar | |
| Catalan | alenar, animar, incentivar | |
| Nouns | encouragement | the feeling of being encouraged / encouraged |
| Meaning | spur on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They encourage him to write the letter | |
| Example | "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" | |
| Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make | Cause to do |
| Spanish | alentar, animar, incentivar | |
| Catalan | animar, encoratjar, incentivar | |
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