Choose the Right Synonym for encourage

encourage, inspirit, hearten, embolden mean to fill with courage or strength of purpose. encourage suggests the raising of one's confidence especially by an external agency. the teacher's praise encouraged the students to greater efforts inspirit, somewhat literary, implies instilling life, energy, courage, or vigor into something. patriots inspirited the people to resist hearten implies the lifting of dispiritedness or despondency by an infusion of fresh courage or zeal. a hospital patient heartened by good news embolden implies the giving of courage sufficient to overcome timidity or reluctance. emboldened by her first success, she tried an even more difficult climb

Examples of encourage in a Sentence

They encouraged us in our work. Encourage each other with kind words. The program is meant to encourage savings. Warm weather encourages plant growth. He claims the new regulations will encourage investment. He claims the new regulations will encourage people to invest. We want to encourage students to read more. My parents encouraged me to go back to college. They encouraged her to go. See More

Recent Examples on the Web The bill’s provisions also greatly encourage domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies that need to be deployed at a rapid rate across the economy, helping to onshore jobs, helping to increase GDP by 0.84-0.88% in 2030. — Energy Innovation: Policy And Technology, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The threat of delistings may encourage other U.S.-listed Chinese companies to launch primary listings in Hong Kong, which would boost the city’s flagging stock market. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 County officials encourage people suffering from substance abuse to seek treatment options by calling the county’s Access and Crisis Line at (888) 724-7240, calling 9-8-8 or by calling 2-1-1. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 The bill would also encourage automakers to use batteries that are sourced and assembled in North America, limiting the value of importing EVs from China. — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 30 July 2022 Dedham police encourage anyone with information about the dog’s owner to call Dedham Animal Control at 781-751-9106 or police at 781-326-1212. — BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Importantly, the new tax credit will encourage cars and their constituent parts to get made in North America. — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022 During Chica Nights on the weekends, live bands or DJs encourage revelry with Latin, pop and crossover music. — Andy Wang, Robb Report, 27 July 2022 Still, the league will strongly encourage players, coaches and staffers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2022 See More

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