Word Finder - encourages

definition

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

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I encouraged him during his race.

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To spur on, strongly recommend.

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We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.

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To foster, give help or patronage

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The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed

The Republic strongly encourages immigration.

Chivalry again in its military aspect not only encourages the love of war for its own sake without regard to the cause for which war is waged, it encourages also an extravagant regard for a fantastic show of personal daring which cannot in any way advance the objects of the siege or campaign which is going on.

The climate itself encourages to passivity, and the very luxuriance of vegetable and animal life tends to blunt the feeling of the value of life.

The very large printing trade of Leipzig encourages the manufacture of printing-presses in that city.

This single principle of energy has transformed physical science by making possible the construction of a network of ramifying connexions between its various departments; it thus stimulates the belief that these constitute a single whole, and encourages the search for the complete scheme of interconnexion of which the principle of energy and the links which it suggests form only a single feature.

This encourages a rotation of crops and enables the precious liquid to be carried over a larger area than could be done otherwise.

The multiplication of art periodicals, lectures, books, photographs, meetings of societies and gilds, museums, schools of arts and crafts, polytechnics, scholarships, facilities for travel, exhibitions, even those of the Royal Academy, to which objects of applied art are now admitted, not only encourages many persons to become workers and designers in the applied arts, but exposes everything to the plagiarist, who travesties the freshest idea before it has well left the hands of its originator.

A law enacted in 1908 encourages the establishment of departments of agriculture, domestic economy and manual training in at least one high school in each congressional district.

This may be accounted the keystone of the fabric of Brahmanism, which accepts and even encourages the rudest forms of idolatry, explaining everything by giving it a higher meaning.

The primitive community is not so custom-bound that personality has no chance to make itself felt, and the leader of men possessed of an inner fund of inspiration is the wonderworker who encourages all forms of social advance.

It encourages the believer to patient endurance to the end without murmuring or imprecations (7-12).

The Department of Agriculture encourages the work of the Organization Society by an annual grant.

Succulent food encourages the flow of milk, and the success of the foal greatly depends on its milk supply.

This makes business a meritocracy and encourages business owners to focus on quality, service, and reputation since these are so easy for customers to check.

I do slightly wonder whether maintaining this sort of list externally actually encourages you to become more acquisitive.

As soon as Brown openly encourages a backbencher to come forward, Blair's supporters will come out and strike.

This mix of techniques has proven to increase the learning of the individual, encourages teamwork and maximizes the benefits to the organization.

Transworld encourages you to purchase from either your local book store or from a UK or Ireland based online bookseller.

The demand for baby chimps encourages poachers to hunt them in the jungles of West Africa.

The Strategy provides a focus for practice development and actively encourages and strengthens the nursing contribution within the Trust.

The course encourages the exploration of alternatives to existing genres.

If the egg was not fertilized, progesterone encourages the uterus to shed the lining, and the result is menstruation flow.

The Commission provides policy support and advice to forestry Ministers in England, Scotland and Wales, promotes forestry and encourages good forestry practice.

Each year SPL encourages its own photographers, who are some of the leading scientific image-makers in the UK, to enter the Awards.

Danger Areas The ease of communication e-mail offers is its main benefit but this can also be dangerous as it encourages informality.

Step into Sport is an exciting initiative, which encourages more young people to become involved in sport in their local communities.

This makes the classes interchangeable, which encourages reuse.

The code strongly encourages the return of berried lobsters to the sea where the approach has the majority support among local fishermen.

The high lubricity of the formula also encourages sheeting of the rinse water, making drying quicker and easier than ever before.

These fertilizers make lush, rapid growth which only encourages slugs!

Supports and encourages the work and survival of traditional millwrights and millers across the UK.

The American Red Cross along with law enforcement officials strongly encourages you to follow the steps provided in the attached Fact Sheets.

What is more, the stability pact encourages deceit at the heart of European economic policy making.

As video encourages passivity, it can prove difficult to engage the attention of students.

Jeff (Gene Bervoets ), a fellow student, encourages Harry to attend the college prom.

In others it encourages a truculent provincialism which takes a perverse pride in stressing the peculiarity and complexities of our conflict.

The school encourages pupils to express themselves through music.

This increases the oxygen content of the inhaled air and encourages the release of endorphins which are natural relaxants in the body.

Justly reproved, I commend any business which encourages the appreciation of Britain's waterways deserves support, not carping.

Mixing in with their hay encourages them to eat more roughage!

Along the same lines, offering a disco season ticket or a VIP card (ie discounts) encourages attendance and creates loyalty.

Here the silence is effective as it encourages the viewer to focus on their grace and technique, and emphasizes the solemnity of death.

The site describes current achievements in planet finding and encourages the reader to become a stargazer.

The Committee encourages the synods ' continuing active ownership and support of the advocacy work.

Deaf Identities review 34 Chris Payton tod, Lancashire encourages ToDs to include this volume on their bookshelves and university reading lists.

Continuous grazing encourages an enormous variety of plants including many spectacular flowers.

The company vets potential buyers to eliminate time wasters and encourages contact between buyers and sellers to establish the history of the machine.

Moor Trees Encourages areas of the moor to return to forest wilderness.

The climate encourages a certain work ethic, and Wuppertal (population 400,000) is relatively rich.

It encourages proper posture and adds variety to your exercise routine for a total-body workout.