encourage
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encourage
- /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
- /ɪnˈkɝ.ɪd͡ʒ/
- /ɪnˈkʊ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ Northern England
- /ɛn.kəˈreː.d͡ʒ/ South Asia
Where it comes from
From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier. Displaced native Old English hiertan, tyhtan, and trymman. By surface analysis, en- + courage.
verb encourages · encouraging · encouraged · incourage
- To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. I encouraged him during his race.
- To spur on, strongly recommend. We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
- To foster, give help or patronage. The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed.
