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Definition
encourage Show phoneticsverb [T]
1 MAKE DO/HAPPEN to make someone more likely to do something, or make something more likely to happen
[+ to do sth] My parents encouraged me to try new things.
Cutting back plants will encourage growth.
2 GIVE CONFIDENCE/HOPE to give someone confidence or hope
My parents encouraged me when things weren't going well at school.
encouragement noun [C,U]
Children need lots of encouragement from their parents.
