encourage

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Synonyms: entourage, incourage, courage, encouraged, encourages, encourager, accourage, scourage, reencourage

Antonyms: entourage, incourage, courage, encouraged, encourages, encourager, accourage, scourage, reencourage

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Verb

1. To mentally [[support]]; to [[motivate]], give courage, hope or spirit.
2. To [[spur on]], strongly [[recommend]].
3. To [[foster]], give [[help]] or [[patronage]].

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