English Dictionary: encouraging | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for encouraging | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Encourage \En*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encouraged} (?; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. {Encouraging}.] [F. encourager; pref. en- (L. in) + courage courage. See {Courage}.] To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage. David encouraged himself in the Lord. --1 Sam. xxx. 6. Syn: To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten; incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate; countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward; strengthen. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Encouraging \En*cour"a*ging\, a. Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring. -- {En*cour"a*ging*ly}, adv. |