encourage

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verb

1. contribute to the progress or growth of (Freq. 53)
- I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
• Syn:
promote, advance, boost, further
• Derivationally related forms:
encouragement, furtherance (for: further), booster (for: boost), boost (for: boost), advance (for: advance), promotive (for: promote), promotion (for: promote)
• Hypernyms:
support, back up
• Hyponyms:
connive at, wink at, foster, further, spur,
help, carry, feed, contribute, lead, conduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- They encourage him to write the letter
2. inspire with confidence;
give hope or courage to (Freq. 12)
• Ant:
discourage
• Derivationally related forms:
encouragement
• Hypernyms:
inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
• Hyponyms:
cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack,
urge on, exhort, pep up, foster, nurture, hollo,
hollo, recreate, embolden, draw out, bring out,
spur, goad
• Cause:
hope
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The good news will encourage her
3. spur on (Freq. 1)
- His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife
• Hypernyms:
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They encourage him to write the letter

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  promote, advance, boost, further