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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Encouraging \En*cour"a*ging\, a.
Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring. --
{En*cour"a*ging*ly}, adv
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Encourage \En*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Encouraged} (?; 48); p. pr & vb n. {Encouraging}.] [F.
encourager; pref. en- (L. in) + courage courage. See
{Courage}.]
To give courage to to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope;
to raise, or to increase, the confidence of to animate;
enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of
discourage.
David encouraged himself in the Lord. --1 Sam. xxx.
6.
Syn: To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten;
incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate;
countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward;
strengthen.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
encouraging
adj 1: giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances
in medical research" [ant: {discouraging}]
2: furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child
needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"
[syn: {supporting}]
3: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are
auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable
time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous
moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {favorable},
{favourable}, {lucky}, {prosperous}]
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