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Word Meanings - ENCOURAGE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage. David encouraged himself in the Lord. 1 Sam. xxx. 6. Syn.

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To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage. David encouraged himself in the Lord. 1 Sam. xxx. 6. Syn. -- To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten; incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate; countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward; strengthen.

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  • SECOND
    1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other. And he slept and dreamed the second time. Gen. xli. 5. 2. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity,
  • COMMENDATOR
    One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers.
  • INFORMITY
    Want of regular form; shapelessness.
  • ASSISTANTLY
    In a manner to give aid.
  • MISINTERPRETABLE
    Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.
  • FLATTER
    1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. A flat-faced fulling hammer. A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.
  • ASSURER
    1. One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter. 2. One who takes out a life assurance policy.
  • SUPPORTABLE
    Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv.
  • CONFOUNDED
    1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
  • APPROVEDLY
    So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
  • CONFRONT
    1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. Shak. He spoke and then confronts the bull. Dryden. Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew
  • SUPPORTATION
    Maintenance; support. Chaucer. Bacon.
  • FAVOR
    Partiality; bias. Bouvier. 9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. 10. pl. (more info) L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bhavaya to further, foster, causative of bhBe.
  • COMMENDER
    One who commends or praises.
  • OBSCURENESS
    Obscurity. Bp. Hall.
  • INFORMOUS
    Of irregular form; shapeless. Sir T. Browne.
  • PRAISEWORTHINESS
    The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
  • ASSISTANCE
    1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak. 2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. Wat Tyler killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his assistance,
  • OBSCURER
    One who, or that which, obscures.
  • EXTOLMENT
    Praise. Shak.
  • UPCHEER
    To cheer up. Spenser.
  • APPRAISER
    One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.
  • COMPROMISE
    promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr. compromittere to 1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators. Burrill. 2. A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both
  • WELL-INFORMED
    Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent.
  • MISADVISE
    To give bad counsel to.
  • UNPROMISE
    To revoke or annul, as a promise. Chapman.

 

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