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Webster 1913 Edition

Encourage

En-cour′age

(?; 48)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Encouraged
(?; 48)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Encouraging
.]
[F.
encourager
; pref.
en-
(L.
in
) +
courage
courage. See
Courage
.]
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
.
Syn. – To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten; incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate; countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward; strengthen.

Webster 1828 Edition

Encourage

ENCOUR'AGE

,
Verb.
T.
enkur'rage. To give courage to; to give or increase confidence of success; to inspire with courage, spirit, or strength of mind; to embolden; to animate; to incite; to inspirit.
But charge Joshua, and encourage him. Deut. 3.

Definition 2024

encouragé

encouragé

See also: encourage

French

Verb

encouragé m ‎(feminine singular encouragée, masculine plural encouragés, feminine plural encouragées)

  1. past participle of encourager

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