Cripple and Encourage

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Cripple verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

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Encourage is an antonym for cripple in topics: progress, disable.

Nearby Words: crippled, crippling

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

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Cripple is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

person	cripple person	encourage person
character	cripple character	encourage character
people	cripple people	encourage people
someone	cripple someone	encourage someone
Other words: army, characters, opponent, player, enemy, daughter, humans, heroes.

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