Discourage and Want

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Discourage and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

people	discourage people	want people
kind	discourage kind	want kind
idea	discourage idea	want idea
someone	discourage someone	want someone
Other words: war, anyone, women, kids, heroes.

Overall, Zuffa probably doesn't want to discourage their brand name being so strongly associated with the sport.

Source: Cowboy Bebop At His Computer / Other
The Enchantress: They say it's meant to discourage those who want to find the Lost City.

Source: Franchise / Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk
Blue originally didn't want Becca Frasier to voice Sister, so they sabotaged her audition in an attempt to discourage her. How?

Source: Springtime for Hitler

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