Encourage
Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.
Number and encourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Number" instead a verb "Encourage".
Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging
Common collocations
| person | encourage person | number person |
| men | encourage men | number men |
| characters | encourage characters | number characters |
| women | encourage women | number women |
| Other words: heroes. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- As with a large number of game shows, this is never done, as the rules encourage the contestants to not play perfectly, and anyway, the questions become much harder near the end.
Source: Series / The Weakest Link -
A large, democratic state that upholds personal freedom, celebrates cultural diversity and is home to a number of people with different religions and languages, and often seeks to encourage other nations to work together.
Source: Fantasy Counterpart Culture - Genius Breeding Act: The initial selection consisted of a large number of scientists, evidently to encourage this trope.
Source: Series / Ascension (Miniseries)
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