Discourage and Permit

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Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
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Permit is an antonym for discourage in deter topic.
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Permit

Permit verb - To give permission to.
Usage example: you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass
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Antonyms for Permit
Discourage is an antonym for permit.
Nearby Words: permitted, permission, permissive, permissible, permitting
Similar words of discourage

Similar words of permit

Common collocations

people discourage people permit people
use discourage use permit use
killing discourage killing permit killing
anyone discourage anyone permit anyone
Other words: player, women, visitors, recruits.
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