Discourage and Threaten

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Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Threaten verb - To remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on.

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Discourage and threaten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Threaten".

Nearby Words: threatening, threat

people	discourage people	threaten people
someone	discourage someone	threaten someone
war	discourage war	threaten war
anyone	discourage anyone	threaten anyone
Other words: humans, kids, enemies, students, heroes.

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