Encourage
Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.
Love and encourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Love" instead a verb "Encourage".
Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He eventually falls in love (and ends up) with Ai, whose original purpose was to cheer him up and encourage him to pursue his love.
Source: Second Love -
A love spell is also used to encourage Sally to fall in love with Michael (though the aunts never knew it would go as far as it did).
Source: Film / Practical Magic -
They feed their daughter's love of learning, help her apply to Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns and are there to encourage her during her entrance exam.
Source: Good Parents
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Love and Encourage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/love
Encourage & Love. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/love>.
Love or Encourage. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/love.
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