Discourage and Keep

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Discourage and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

people	discourage people	keep people
someone	discourage someone	keep someone
anyone	discourage anyone	keep anyone
player	discourage player	keep player
Other words: humans, kids, players, enemies.

An early episode of Roseanne has the widowed Crystal refusing to take off her wedding ring to discourage men from asking her out and to keep her late husband close to her heart.

Source: Wedding Ring Defense
However, these defeats only temporarily discourage Ash, and instead are used to encourage him to keep going and train harder.

Source: Champions on the Inside
Perhaps to discourage Draco In Leather Pantsing, the anime had him keep his old man voice while in that form.

Source: Hot God

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