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   encouragement

   /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope: "thank you for all your support and encouragement" Similar hearteningcheeringcheering upbuoying uppepping upupliftinginspirationrallyingmotivationincitementstimulationanimationinvigorationinvigoratingemboldeningfortificationmorale-boostinginformal:bucking upa shot in the armrare:spiriting upinspiritingpersuasioncoaxingurgingpushingpressurepressurizationexhortationproddingegging onpromptingspurgoadinducementincentivebaitluremotiveinformal:arm-twistingcarrotkick up the backsidesupportingsupportbackingendorsementchampionshipchampioningsponsoringadvocacypromotionfurtherancefurtheringadvanceadvancingforwardingfosteringstrengtheningnurturecultivationhelpassistanceboostingfuellingfavouringinformal:boosterismOpposite discouragementdissuasionhindering
   • ▪ persuasion to do or to continue something: "incentives and encouragement to play sports"
   • ▪ the act of trying to stimulate the development of an activity, state, or belief: "the encouragement of foreign investment"

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   Encouragement is words or behaviour that give someone confidence or make something more likely to happen. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of encouragement with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb encourage, which means to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope. See how to use encourage in a sentence and how it differs from related words like inspirit, hearten, and embolden.

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   Encouragement is the act of encouraging or the state of being encouraged. It can also be a noun for something that encourages. See the origin, synonyms, and example sentences of encouragement.

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   Encouragement is the activity of encouraging someone, or something that is said or done in order to encourage them. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage of encouragement with Collins English Dictionary.