Encourage
Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.
Humor and encourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humor" instead a verb "Encourage".
Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging
Both words in one sentence
- Her Death Note fics flow like poetry; I especially encourage reading "12 Moves Sideways" the best Harry Potter/Death Note crossover I have ever read, and "Redivivus" is very amusing, suspenseful, and full of dark humor.
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Hypocritical Humor: Abraham is scornful of Mama Kantor's desire to encourage her son to be a violinist, wishing instead that Leon would join him in Abraham's brass business.
Source: Film / Humoresque -
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite the Narrator reveling in the dark humor of the game and the wicked decisions the characters make, he continues to gently encourage the player to learn from the mistakes of those around them and make the right and morally sound decisions themselves.
Source: Video Game / The Cave
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