Encourage
Encourage verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter
Fire and encourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fire" instead a verb "Encourage".
Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging
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Additionally, while many nth-person shooters encourage the player to move as much as possible to avoid enemy fire, this game does the opposite, using enemies' homing attacks coupled with the dodge mechanic to encourage the player to move as little as possible.
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Certain countries with anal gun control laws, such as Russia, encourage the production of "traumatic" weapons, that is, stun firearms that can only fire rubber bullets.
Source: Stun Guns - He then suggests that raining fire down upon the cities would probably encourage the Angaraks to surrender more quickly.
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Fire and Encourage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/fire
Encourage & Fire. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/fire>.
Fire or Encourage. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/fire.
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