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encourage
Overview of verb encourage
The verb encourage has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (53) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -- (contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom")
2. (12) encourage -- (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to)
3. (1) encourage -- (spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife")
Grep of noun encourage
encouragement
Antonyms of verb encourage
1 of 3 senses of encourage
Sense 2
encourage
Antonym of discourage (Sense 2)
=>discourage
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb encourage
3 senses of encourage
Sense 1
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> support, back up
Sense 2
encourage
=> inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 3
encourage
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb encourage
2 of 3 senses of encourage
Sense 1
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> connive at, wink at
=> foster, further
=> spur
=> help
=> carry
=> feed
=> contribute, lead, conduce
Sense 2
encourage
=> cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
=> foster, nurture
=> hollo
=> cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden
=> draw out
=> bring out
=> spur, goad
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb encourage
3 senses of encourage
Sense 1
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> support, back up
Sense 2
encourage
=> inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
Sense 3
encourage
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
'Cause To' of verb encourage
1 of 3 senses of encourage
Sense 2
encourage
=> hope
Derived Forms of verb encourage
2 of 3 senses of encourage
Sense 1
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
RELATED TO>(noun) encouragement#2
=> boost, encouragement
Sense 2
encourage
RELATED TO>(noun) encouragement#3
=> encouragement
Domain of verb encourage
Domain Terms of verb encourage
Familiarity of verb encourage
encourage used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb encourage
3 senses of encourage
Sense 1
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
EX: They encourage him to write the letter
Sense 2
encourage
EX: The good news will encourage her
Sense 3
encourage
EX: They encourage him to write the letter
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb encourage
3 senses of encourage
Sense 1
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
> support, back up
=> sponsor
=> patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
=> help, assist, aid
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> undergird
=> second, back, endorse, indorse
Sense 2
encourage
> inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> encourage
Sense 3
encourage
> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
=> decide
=> persuade
=> bring
=> solicit
=> encourage
=> let
=> lead
=> prompt, inspire, instigate
=> suborn
=> compel, oblige, obligate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb encourage
Sense 1
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> support, back up
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Sense 2
encourage
=> inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
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Sense 3
encourage
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
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Grep of verb encourage
encourage
Grep of adj encourage
encouraged
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