Encourage
Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.
Sympathise and encourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sympathise" instead a verb "Encourage".
Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging
Sympathise
Sympathise verb - Share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of.
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Synonyms for Sympathise
Encourage and sympathise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encourage" instead a verb "Sympathise".
Both words in one sentence
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If not as good as the other team, then calmly tell them to relax or not to fear the opposition, and then encourage or sympathise with them depending on how the game went at half-time or full time.
Source: Video Game / Football Manager -
In The Office (UK), David Brent tries to encourage the camera (and whoever's watching) to sympathise with him when his date turns out to be as overweight as he is, but she's a nice person and he's rude to her so it's almost an inversion.
Source: Abhorrent Admirer
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