encourage :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

encourage

v. spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

give courage to, be encouraging to

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

advance, boost, promote, further

v. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

influence, charm, tempt

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

reassure, give confidence in, restore confidence in

v. give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"

urge, advocate, recommend

v. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

lecture, advocate, preach

v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

champion, defend

v. protect or fight for as a champion

support, patronage, patronize

v. be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"

invite, tempt

v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

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

assure, reassure, relieve of anxiety, give confidence to

v. cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

move, prompt, incite, motivate

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

reduce, simplify

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

ease, alleviate, make easier, facilitate

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

hasten, expedite

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

champion, defend

v. protect or fight for as a champion

assist, serve, attend to, attend

v. work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"

discourage

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

dismay, get down, depress, deject, dispirit, demoralize, cast down, make gloomy

v. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

put off, dishearten

v. take away the enthusiasm of

dissuade, deter

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

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