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encouragedverbpast tense of encourage to fill with courage or strength of purposea pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win bore up, bucked up, buoyed (up), cheered (up), chirked (up), emboldened, heartened, inspired, inspirited, steeled animated, enlivened, invigoratedenforced, fortified, reinforced(also reenforced), strengthenedassured, reassuredboosted, energized, excited, galvanized, provoked, quickened, rallied, stimulated, stirred daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited demoralized, depressed, saddeneddebilitated, enfeebled, hamstrung, undermined, weakenedintimidated, psyched (out) to help the growth or development ofasserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations advanced, cultivated, forwarded, fostered, furthered, incubated, nourished, nursed, nurtured, promoted advocated, backed, championed, endorsed(also indorsed), supported, upheldendowed, financed, funded, patronized, staked, subsidized, underwroteabetted, aided, assistedadvertised, boosted, plugged, publicized, toutedagitated (for), campaigned (for), worked (for)(or wrought (for)) discouraged, frustrated, hindered, inhibited banned, barred, enjoined, forbade(also forbad), interdicted, outlawed, prevented, prohibited, proscribedbattled, combated(or combatted), contended (with), countered, fought, opposedrepressed, snuffed (out), squashed, squelched, stifled, subdued, suppressedarrested, checked, halted, retardedencumbered, fettered, hobbled, impeded, interfered (with), manacled, obstructed, shackled to rouse to strong feeling or actionthe movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter aroused, excited, fired (up), impassioned, incited, instigated, moved, piqued, provoked, revved (up), sparked, stimulated, stirred fanned, ignited, inflamed(also enflamed), kindled, triggeredactivated, animated, drove, energized, galvanized, induced, inspired, keyed (up), motivated, motived, pumped up, quickened, set off, vitalizedabetted, fermented, fomented, raised, whipped (up)angered, enraged, maddened, upsetjeered, taunted, teasedaggravated, annoyed, bothered, exasperated, galled, got, irritated, vexed(also vext) built a fire under calmed, soothed, subdued, tranquilized(also tranquillized)appeased, mollified, pacified, placated to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of actionthe pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage egged (on), exhorted, goaded, nudged, pressed, prodded, prompted, urged drove, propelled, spurred, stimulatedhurried, hustled, pushed, rushedadjured, beseeched(or besought), implored, importunedblandished, cajoled, coaxed, soft-soaped, wheedledhigh-pressured, nagged, needled, pressuredfomented, incited, instigated, provoked, stirred (up) deterred, discouraged, dissuadedbraked, checked, constrained, curbed, held back, inhibited, restrained |