Discourage and Lick

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Lick

Lick verb - To strike repeatedly.

Discourage and lick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Lick".

Nearby Words: licked, licking

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people discourage people lick people
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