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encourage


 
  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 
 
  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 
  =>  cheerlead 
  =>  foster,  nurture 
  =>  patronize,  patronise,  patronage,  support,  keep  going 
  =>  serve,  serve  well 
  =>  hollo 
  =>  cheer,  hearten,  recreate,  embolden 
  =>  take  heart,  buck  up 
  =>  draw  out 
  =>  bring  out 
  =>  spur,  goad 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  encourage 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  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 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  encourage 
 
  encourage  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  encourage 
  encouragement 
 
  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  adj  encourage 
  encouraged 
 
  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") 



encourage definition