encourage
to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence: His coach encouraged him throughout the marathon race to keep on running.
to stimulate by assistance, approval, etc.: One of the chief duties of a teacher is to encourage students.
to promote, advance, or foster: Poverty often encourages crime.
Origin of encourage
1Other words for encourage
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Other words from encourage
- en·cour·ag·er, noun
- en·cour·ag·ing·ly, adverb
- o·ver·en·cour·age, verb (used with object), o·ver·en·cour·aged, o·ver·en·cour·ag·ing.
- pre·en·cour·age, verb (used with object), pre·en·cour·aged, pre·en·cour·ag·ing.
- re·en·cour·age, verb (used with object), re·en·cour·aged, re·en·cour·ag·ing.
- un·en·cour·aged, adjective
- un·en·cour·ag·ing, adjective
- well-en·cour·aged, adjective
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How to use encourage in a sentence
Relatedly, Fischer said that officers would also be “encouraged” to volunteer at least two hours during the workday per pay period in the community they serve.
The policing reforms in the Breonna Taylor settlement, explained | Fabiola Cineas | September 17, 2020 | VoxHundreds tuned in live on Thursday evening to watch Drag Out the Vote’s latest event to encourage LGBTQ people across the country to vote in upcoming elections.
Virtual Drag Out the Vote event features ‘Drag Race’ alum | Steph Purifoy | September 11, 2020 | Washington BladeWe appreciate the researcher reporting this issue to us so that we could fix it, and we encourage all of our users to download the latest version of the app.
TikTok fixes Android bugs that could have led to account hijacks | Zack Whittaker | September 11, 2020 | TechCrunchAt the Principles for Responsible Investment, a UN-supported initiative of over 3,000 investors worldwide with more than $100 trillion in assets, we not only welcome this scrutiny—we encourage it.
To fight systemic racism, the investment industry needs to look at its whiteness first | jakemeth | September 10, 2020 | FortuneThat doesn’t present the same value of place as encouraging diversity in the fermentation in the place that the grapes were grown.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans | September 10, 2020 | Science News
These (roughly) $2,500 ceremonies are supposedly about encouraging “positive feelings” on the part of the single brides.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement | Tim Teeman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBranch helped women feel beautiful by encouraging them to embrace their natural selves as she had.
Goodbye To A Natural Hair Guru: Miss Jessie's Cofounder Titi Branch Dead At 45 | Danielle Belton | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot about encouraging aspiring butchers to live out their violent fantasies in Syria.
Encouraging any victim of crime to come forward makes us all safer.
When used improperly those encouraging statistics take a nose dive.
Risky Business or None of Your Business? Gay XXX Films and the Condom Question | Aurora Snow | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWell, that sounded very encouraging, he thought, so he took hope anew that it would be accepted.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThe report to the end of 1883 stated that during the year the progress of the school had been of an encouraging character.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThis story was not very encouraging, but the fine weather and our good ship relieved us of all anxiety.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe same intriguing sycophant who had encouraged the Papist in one fatal error was now encouraging the soldier in another.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe reception was not encouraging, only one anonymous critic speaking warmly in praise of the music.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for encourage
/ (ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ) /
to inspire (someone) with the courage or confidence (to do something)
to stimulate (something or someone to do something) by approval or help; support
Derived forms of encourage
- encouragement, noun
- encourager, noun
- encouraging, adjective
- encouragingly, adverb
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