encourage
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
contribute to the progress or growth of
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- forwarding derivation
- boost derivation
- boost derivation
- advancement derivation
- improvement derivation
- promoter derivation
- supporter derivation
- promotive derivation
Sense 2 verb
inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- discourage antonym
- hope causes
- encouragement derivation
Sense 3 verb
spur on
His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife
Types & categories
- cause hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | forwarding |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boost |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boost |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | advancement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | improvement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | promoter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | supporter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | promotive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | support |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | connive at |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foster |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spur |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | help |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | feed |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conduce |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | discourage |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | hope |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | encouragement |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | inspire |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pep up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nurture |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hollo |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bring out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | goad |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cause |