Discourage and Wear

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Wear verb - To use up all the physical energy of.

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Discourage and wear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Wear".

Nearby Words: weary, wearing, weariness, wearable, wearer

kind	discourage kind	wear kind
sort	discourage sort	wear sort

To discourage the Ribbon being spammed, though, only female characters can wear it or its partners.

Source: Frilly Upgrade
In Bender's Game, Leela is forced to wear an electric shock collar to discourage her tendency to violence.

Source: Too Kinky to Torture
Real Men Wear Pink: Mark is gonna squee over fluffy romances, worship cute characters, pick flowers and there's not a damn thing anyone can do to discourage him.

Source: Web Original / The War Comms

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