encourage
encourage - verb
- To inspire with courage, spirit, or hope : hearten
- To attempt to persuade : urge
- To spur on : stimulate
- To give help or patronage to : foster
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"she was encouraged to continue by her early success"
encourage - thesaurus
Synonyms: bear up, buck up, buoy (up), cheer (up), chirk (up), embolden, hearten, inspire
Antonyms: daunt, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, frustrate, hinder, inhibit
SpellingJoy score for encourage
SpellingJoy Gematria
✨ Mystic
216
Letter Values
E
8
N
15
C
4
O
15
U
21
R
19
A
1
G
8
E
8
Etymology
Middle English encoragen, from Anglo-French encorager, from en- + curage courage