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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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*3 : to give help or patronage to : foster <government grants designed to encourage conservation>
 
*3 : to give help or patronage to : foster <government grants designed to encourage conservation>
 
— en·cour·ag·er noun
 
— en·cour·ag·er noun
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Encouragement''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Encouragement this link].</center>
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==Synonyms==
 
==Synonyms==
 
encourage, inspirit, hearten, embolden mean to fill with courage or strength of purpose. encourage suggests the raising of one's confidence especially by an external agency <the teacher's praise encouraged the students to greater efforts>. inspirit, somewhat literary, implies instilling life, energy, courage, or vigor into something <patriots inspirited the people to resist>. hearten implies the lifting of dispiritedness or despondency by an infusion of fresh courage or zeal <a hospital patient heartened by good news>. embolden implies the giving of courage sufficient to overcome timidity or reluctance <emboldened by her first success, she tried an even more difficult climb>.
 
encourage, inspirit, hearten, embolden mean to fill with courage or strength of purpose. encourage suggests the raising of one's confidence especially by an external agency <the teacher's praise encouraged the students to greater efforts>. inspirit, somewhat literary, implies instilling life, energy, courage, or vigor into something <patriots inspirited the people to resist>. hearten implies the lifting of dispiritedness or despondency by an infusion of fresh courage or zeal <a hospital patient heartened by good news>. embolden implies the giving of courage sufficient to overcome timidity or reluctance <emboldened by her first success, she tried an even more difficult climb>.
    
[[Category: General Reference]]
 
[[Category: General Reference]]

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