encourage

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \in-ˈkər-ij, -ˈkə-rij, en-\
- /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \in-ˈkər-ij, -ˈkə-rij, en-\

Definitions of encourage word

noun encourage Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone). 1
transitive verb encourage urge, support 1
transitive verb encourage hearten 1
abbreviation ENCOURAGE embolden 1
verb encourage If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it. 0
verb encourage If someone is encouraged by something that happens, it gives them hope or confidence. 0

See all 12 definitions of encourage

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Parts of speech for Encourage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Encourage

encourage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for encourage

verb encourage

inspire — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
hearten — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
cheer — When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
reassure — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.

All 85 Synonyms of encourage

Antonyms for encourage

verb encourage

discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
stifle — to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.

adjective encourage

through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
up the wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
frustrated — Obsolete. frustrated.
unslaked — to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
ungratified — to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.

All 54 Antonyms of encourage

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