Encourage and Hectoring

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

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Hectoring is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

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Encourage is an antonym for hectoring in bully topic.

Nearby Words: hector, hectored

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