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Encourage   /ɛnkˈərɪdʒ/  /ɪnkˈərədʒ/   Listen
Encourage

verb
(past & past part. encouraged; pres. part. encouraging)
1.
Contribute to the progress or growth of.  Synonyms: advance, boost, further, promote.
2.
Inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to.  Antonym: discourage.
3.
Spur on.



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"Encourage" Quotes from Famous Books



... would believe that good is more contagious than evil, since God is omnipresence, how [10] much more certain would be the doctor's success, and the clergyman's conversion of sinners. And if only the pulpit would encourage faith in God in this direction, and faith in Mind over all other influences governing the receptivity of the body, theology would teach man [15] as David taught: "Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High thy habitation; there ...
— Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 • Mary Baker Eddy

... far a girl has a right to encourage a man in love, opinions differ. I once asked a clever literary friend of mine, whose husband is so satisfactory that it is quite a delightful shock to discover it, how far men ought to be ...
— From a Girl's Point of View • Lilian Bell

... England and Holland, they found themselves restricted to front yards by way of pleasure grounds. Perhaps they thought such things were wrong, and that having a pleasant place to walk about in out of doors would encourage idle and lawless ways in the young; at any rate, for several years it was more necessary to raise corn and potatoes to keep themselves from starving than to lay out alleys and plant flowers and box borders among the rocks and stumps. There is a great pathos in the fact that ...
— Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches • Sarah Orne Jewett

... am afraid you have got into some bad business again," said Hardy. "You know I am willing to help you; but I cannot do so, if it is to encourage you in getting yourself into still ...
— Life in London • Edwin Hodder

... far up the hillside in a little hut surrounded by thick woods. A tiny path led to his door, but it was seldom trodden by the foot of anybody but of Hermit Joe himself—Hermit Joe did not encourage visitors, and visitors certainly were not attracted by Hermit Joe's stern reticence on all matters concerning himself ...
— The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch • Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter


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