verb 1. to make it easier for something to happen ○ Leaving your credit cards on your desk encourages people to steal or encourages stealing. 2. to help someone to do something by giving them confidence ○ He encouraged me to apply for the job. ○ I always felt encouraged by his interest in what I was doing.
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.
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