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
Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging
Move
Move verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: the heartfelt appeal moved the people to reach into their pockets and donate generously
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And then he outright prevents her from committing suicide after her Heel Realization, choosing instead to encourage her to move forward with her life, like he once did.
Source: Comic Book / Green Lanterns - As a trope, this comes to play in the form of therapists who encourage patients to get stuck in their problems, or even get worse, rather than to move on and improve their lives.
Source: Manufacturing Victims -
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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