discourage :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

v. try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

v. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

pall, scare, daunt, scare away, scare off, frighten away, frighten off

v. cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

disappoint, let down

v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

dissuade, deter

v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

pall, scare, daunt, scare away, scare off, frighten away, frighten off

v. cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

indispose, disincline, make unwilling

v. make unwilling

encourage, give courage to, be encouraging to

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

barrack, cheer, pep up, inspire, exhort, urge on, cheer on

v. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

goad, spur, give heart to

v. give heart or courage to

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

ease, alleviate, make easier, facilitate

v. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

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