Encourage: alternatives and connections

To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.

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That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire.

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To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.

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Jet, the mineral.

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of Have

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To lead in; to introduce.

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To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

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To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to.

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A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimul…

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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent…

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To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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The face; the countenance or its expression.

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To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward.

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To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) f…

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To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

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To give boldness or courage to; to encourage.

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To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments, as to a good deed or laudable conduct; to address exhortation to; to urge strongly; he…

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of Fee

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To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

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To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

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A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates.

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To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden.

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

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One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.

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To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to…

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A sparrow.

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To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

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The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…

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The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…

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The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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Tending to advance, promote, or encourage.

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Tending to advance, promote, or encourage.

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A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

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To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was…

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To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was…

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