Buffalo and Encourage

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Buffalo verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

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Encourage is an antonym for buffalo in topics: upset, perplex, confuse, frighten, browbeat.

Nearby Word: buffaloed

Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

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Buffalo is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

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