Encourage and Wean

Encourage

Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

Wean and encourage are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Wean" with "Encourage", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Wean

Wean verb - Gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk.
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Synonyms for Wean

Encourage and wean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encourage" instead a verb "Wean".

Nearby Words: weanling, weaned, weaning
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