2days 2nd word is encourage encourage |enˈkərij; -ˈkə-rij| verb [ trans. ] give support, confidence, or hope to (someone) : we were encouraged by the success of this venture | [as adj. ] ( encouraging) the results are very encouraging | [as adj. ] ( encouraged) I feel much encouraged. • give support and advice to (someone) so that they will do or continue to do something : [ trans. ] pupils are encouraged to be creative. • help or stimulate (an activity, state, or view) to develop : the intention is to encourage new writing talent. DERIVATIVES encouragement noun encourager noun encouragingly adverb : [ sentence adverb ] encouragingly, there is more research being done today | [as submodifier ] the level of activity continues to be encouragingly high. ORIGIN Middle English (formerly also as incourage): from French encourager, from en- ‘in’ + corage ‘courage.’ encourage verb 1 the players were encouraged by the crowds response: hearten, cheer, buoy up, uplift, inspire, motivate, spur on, stir, stir up, fire up, stimulate, invigorate, vitalize, revitalize, embolden, fortify, rally; informal buck up, pep up, give a shot in the arm to. ANTONYMS discourage. 2 she had encouraged him to go: persuade, coax, urge, press, push, pressure, pressurize, prod, goad, egg on, prompt, influence, sway; informal put ideas into ones head. ANTONYMS dissuade. 3 the municipal government must encourage local businesses: support, back, champion, promote, further, foster, nurture, cultivate, strengthen, stimulate; help, assist, aid, boost, fuel. ANTONYMS hinder. THE RIGHT WORD To encourage is to give active help or to raise confidence to the point where one dares to do what is difficult (: encouraged by her teacher, she set her sights on attending Harvard). Embolden also entails giving confidence or boldness, but it implies overcoming reluctance or shyness (: success as a public speaker emboldened her to enter politics). To hearten is to put ones heart into or to renew someones spirit (: heartened by the news of his recovery), and to inspire is to infuse with confidence, resolution, or enthusiasm (: inspired by her mothers example, she started exercising regularly). To foster is to encourage by nurturing or extending aid (: to foster the growth of small businesses by offering low-interest loans); in some contexts, foster suggests an unwise or controversial kind of help (: to foster rebellion among local farmers). Instigate also implies that what is being encouraged is not necessarily desirable (: to instigate a fight), while stimulate is a more neutral term meaning to rouse to action or effort (: to stimulate the growth of crops;: to stimulate an interest in literature).
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