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Verb Concept
EN
encourage
EN
Inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to WordNet 3.0
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Inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. Wiktionary
Mentally support or motivate. Wiktionary (translation)
EN
I encouraged him during his race. Wiktionary
IS A
inspire
HAS KIND
cheer
bring out
cheer
draw out
foster
+2 relations
ANTONYM
discourage
CAUSE
hope
DERIVATION
encouragement
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
encourage
Wiktionary
EN
encourage
VerbAtlas
FOLLOW • SUPPORT • SPONSOR • FUND va:0022f

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