Encourage and Nag

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Encourage verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

Usage example: the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage

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Nag and encourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nag" instead a verb "Encourage".

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Nag verb - To subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders.

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Encourage and nag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encourage" instead a verb "Nag".

parents	encourage parents	nag parents
way	encourage way	nag way
player	encourage player	nag player
daughter	encourage daughter	nag daughter
Other words: women, kids, friends.

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