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[ verb ] contribute to the progress or growth of
Examples "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Foreign aid programs were revamped to give greater emphasis to economic aid and to encourage political reform in recipient nations . He declared on March_25 that the United_States had erred a year and a half ago by `` encouraging the removal '' of Prince_Souvanna . (The Oregonian...)Encouraging by every means , all existing Assemblies of God churches to start new churches . (The Sun, [Baltimore]...)While availability of mortgage money has been a factor in encouraging apartment construction , the generally high level of prosperity in_the_past few years plus rising consumer income are among the factors that have encouraged builders to concentrate in the apartment-building field . While availability of mortgage money has been a factor in encouraging apartment construction , the generally high level of prosperity in_the_past few years plus rising consumer income are among the factors that have encouraged builders to concentrate in the apartment-building field . Related terms support help foster contribute feed spur carry connive_at improvement boost promoter boost forwarding |
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[ verb ] inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
Used in print (The New York Times,...)It was neither a spirit of self-sacrifice nor a yen to encourage the downtrodden that motivated Arnold . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)With multiple member districts the still fragmentary local party organizations could have operated more effectively and parties might have been encouraged to state their positions more clearly . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)The posse 's retreat encouraged the Mexicans to be overbearing and impudent . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)The name encouraged him , because he always felt that he could handle the_Irish . |
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[ verb ] spur on
Examples "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)Entrance into such stellar song writing company encouraged the burgeoning song_writer to take a wife , Elizabeth_Meehan , a dancer in the Gaieties . Related terms |
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