encourage (verb)
81recommend — verb a) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice. The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions. b) To make acceptable; to attract favor to …
82loiter — verb /ˈlɔɪtə/ˈlɔjɾɚ To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly; to linger; to hang around. For some reason, they discourage loitering outside the store, but encourage it inside …
83drum up — verb To generate or encourage; to campaign for. The candidate gave speeches, shook hands, and kissed babies in an effort to drum up support before the election …
84foment — verb /fəʊˈmɛnt,foʊˈmɛnt,fəˈmɛnt/ a) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate. He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, its bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse. b) To apply a poultice to; to… …
85incentivize — verb a) To provide incentives for; to encourage. The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system. b) To provide incentives to. They effectively incentivized people to overinvest in home ownership. See Also:… …
86beckon — verb make a gesture to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow. ↘summon in this way. Origin OE bīecnan, bēcnan, of W. Gmc origin …
87boost — verb 1》 help or encourage to increase or improve. 2》 N. Amer. push from below. noun 1》 a source of help or encouragement. 2》 N. Amer. a push from below. Origin C19 (orig. US, in sense 2): of unknown origin …
88cheer — verb 1》 shout in praise, joy, or encouragement. ↘praise or encourage with shouts. 2》 give comfort or support to. ↘(cheer someone up or cheer up) make or become less miserable. noun 1》 a shout of encouragement, praise, or joy. 2》 (also… …
89come — verb (past came; past participle come) 1》 move or travel towards or into a place near or familiar to the speaker. ↘arrive. ↘join in a specified activity: do you want to come fishing? 2》 occur; happen. 3》 occupy or achieve a specified… …
90incite — verb encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour). ↘urge or persuade to act in a violent or unlawful way. Derivatives incitation noun inciteful adjective incitement noun inciter noun Origin C15 (earlier (ME) as incitation): from Fr.… …
