Derive and Discourage

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Derive verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.

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Discourage is an antonym for derive in deduce a conclusion topic.

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Derive is an antonym for discourage.

idea	derive idea	discourage idea
behavior	derive behavior	discourage behavior

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