Encourage and Influence

Encourage

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

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Influence and encourage are semantically related. in persuade topic. In some cases you can use "Influence" instead a verb "Encourage".

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Influence verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Encourage and influence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encourage" instead a verb "Influence".

person	encourage person	influence person
behaviour	encourage behaviour	influence behaviour
character	encourage character	influence character
work	encourage work	influence work
Other words: men, someone, rest, development, way, characters, thinking, anyone, behavior, humans.

Haruko after she uses Maeda's influence to encourage her friends from the GJ and the other kenkyuusei.

Source: Manga / AKB49 - Renai Kinshi Jourei
Part of the reason for initiating glasnost was to encourage debate and discussion on perestroika, to counter the influence of the Communist hardliners within the CPSU.

Source: Useful Notes / History Of The Cold War
But at the end, when Jimmy performs without the monster's influence, the judges admit his music was pretty dire, but they admire his passion and encourage him to keep at it.

Source: Dreadful Musician

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