encourage
See also: encouragé
English
Etymology
From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier from en- + corage "courage". Displaced native Middle English belden, bielden (“to encourage”) (from Old English bieldan (“to encourage”)), Middle English bealden, balden (“to encourage”) (from Old English bealdian (“to encourage, make bold”)), Middle English herten (“to encourage, enhearten”) (from Old English hiertan, hyrtan (“to enhearten”)), Old English elnian (“to encourage, strengthen”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɝɹɪdʒ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: en‧cour‧age
Verb
encourage (third-person singular simple present encourages, present participle encouraging, simple past and past participle encouraged) (transitive)
Antonyms
- becourage
- discourage
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
mentally support or motivate
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spur on, recommend
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foster, give help or patronage
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French
Verb
encourage
- first-person singular present indicative of encourager
- third-person singular present indicative of encourager
- first-person singular present subjunctive of encourager
- third-person singular present subjunctive of encourager
- singular imperative of encourager
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