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                    as in inspired
                                                
              
          
                                                      to fill with courage or strength of purpose                                       
              
                             a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in promoted
                                                
              
          
                                                      to help the growth or development of                                       
              
                             asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in provoked
                                                
              
          
                                                      to rouse to strong feeling or action                                       
              
                             the 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                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in urged
                                                
              
          
                                                      to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action                                       
              
                             the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in reassured
                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in supported
                                                                                                                                                              
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