Discourage
Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Enter and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Enter" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
Enter
Enter verb - To go or come in or into.
Discourage and enter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Enter".
Common collocations
| competition | discourage competition | enter competition |
| war | discourage war | enter war |
Both words in one sentence
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As is stated in the series, his purpose is to discourage the humans to try to enter the domains of God.
Source: True Neutral - In fact, Romans hated the toga (they were hot in the Italian summers, cumbersome, and you can't use your left arm while wearing one) so much that there had to be a law stating that togas must be worn to enter a forum in part to discourage anyone from trying anything funny while there.
Source: Dated History
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