Encourage and Ferule

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Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

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Ferule is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Ferule noun - A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children.

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Encourage is an antonym for ferule in scold topic.

Nearby Word: ferula

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