Discourage and Entice

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Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Entice and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Entice" instead a verb "Discourage".

Entice verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

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Discourage and entice are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Entice".

Nearby Words: enticing, enticement

girl	discourage girl	entice girl
people	discourage people	entice people
boy	discourage boy	entice boy
men	discourage men	entice men
Other words: rebellion, customers, player, humans, viewers, women, players, fans, readers, enemies, students.

Some religions discourage or forbid the use of makeup, on the grounds that either looking too good will entice others to Lust, or that changing one's natural appearance is an affront to the Creator(s).

Source: Make Up Is Evil

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