Encourage(v. t.) To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage.
Encouraged(imp. & p. p.) of Encourage
Encouragement(n.) The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
Encouragement(n.) That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.
Encourager(n.) One who encourages, incites, or helps forward; a favorer.
Encouraging(a.) Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring.
Encouraging(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encourage
Words within encouragingly