Discourage and Restrain

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Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
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Restrain and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Restrain" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Restrain

Restrain verb - Compel or deter by or as if by threats.
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Discourage and restrain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Restrain".
Nearby Words: restraint, restricted, restraining

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people discourage people restrain people
someone discourage someone restrain someone
dan discourage dan restrain dan
opponents discourage opponents restrain opponents
Other words: enemies.
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