encourage (verb)
71egg on — verb To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless. He resented the idea of interference from those who had . . . egged him on to a new peril. Syn: provoke …
72strengthen — verb a) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce. to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army b) To animate; to give moral strength to; to …
73embolden — verb /ɛmˈbəʊldən/ a) To render (someone) more bold or courageous. The tags </nowiki> indicate paragraphs breaks, and we have included some basic text formatting: </nowiki> for emphasis (typically italics), </nowiki> for… …
74motivate — verb a) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage. b) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action Ant: demotivate See Also …
75cajole — verb To encourage or persuade by effort; to coax. She tried to cajole the toddler into the bathtub …
76discourage — verb a) To take away or reduce the courage of. Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can (Abraham Lincoln ) b) To persuade somebody not to do something …
77cherish — verb a) To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. Her merry fit she freshly gan to reare, / And did of ioy and iollitie deuize, / Her selfe to cherish, and her guest to cheare [...]. b) To hold dear; to… …
78babify — verb To encourage another to behave like a baby; to keep another in a state of infancy …
79affirm — verb a) To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. She affirmed that she would go when I asked her. b) To support or encourage They did everything they could to affirm the childrens self confide …
80instigate — verb To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite. He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. Bp. Warburton. Syn: animate, encourage, impel, incite …
