encourage

Words with a similar base: encourage

'encourage'

[promote.v.01] as in: contribute to the progress or growth of

Examples:
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom

'encourage'

[encourage.v.02] as in: inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

'encourage'

[encourage.v.03] as in: spur on

Examples:
His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife

Origins

					encourage (English)
└── encoragen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── encoragier (Anglo-Norman)
        └── encoragier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            ├── corage (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            │   ├── cor (Latin)
            │   └── cors (Latin)
            └── en- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
                └── in (Latin)

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