encourage
verb
en·cour·age
in-ˈkər-ij 
-ˈkə-rij,
en-
encouraged; encouraging
1
2
: to spur on : stimulate
warm weather encourages plant growth
3
: to give help or patronage to : foster
government grants designed to encourage conservation
encourager
noun
Synonyms
Examples of encourage in a Sentence
They encouraged us in our work.
Encourage each other with kind words.
The program is meant to encourage savings.
Warm weather encourages plant growth.
He claims the new regulations will encourage investment.
He claims the new regulations will encourage people to invest.
We want to encourage students to read more.
My parents encouraged me to go back to college.
They encouraged her to go.
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Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The hike also is aimed at encouraging more customers to pay electronically with FasTrak toll readers.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Parents were notified of the fundraising effort and encouraged to spread the word to individuals outside the school’s community through a letter sent home with their kids.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
In this war of narratives, the Trump administration must do more to support free media, rebut disinformation, and encourage credible proxies in the region to do the same.
—Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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encourage
verb
en·cour·age
in-ˈkər-ij
-ˈkə-rij
encouraged; encouraging
1
a
: to cause to feel courage, spirit, or hope
encouraged by her kind words
b
: to try to persuade
encouraged him to go back to school
2
: to spur on : stimulate
3
: to give help to : foster
government grants to encourage young artists
warm weather encourages plant growth
encouragement
noun
-mənt
encouragingly
adverb
-ij-iŋ-lē
-rij-
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