Deal with
Deal with verb - To behave toward in a stated way.
Encourage
Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.
Deal with and encourage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deal with" instead a verb "Encourage".
Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging
Both terms in one sentence
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His whole purpose in the episode is to take them out and encourage them to party like the old days; they drink while on call and then have to deal with the consequences.
Source: Old Friend - Loveable slackers who save Simba's life and help him deal with his trauma, or two feckless wasters who encourage a vulnerable young boy to hide from his problems and responsibilities so he can stick around as their bodyguard?
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