Usually means: Motivates someone to take action.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word encourages:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. encourages: Merriam-Webster
  2. encourages: Collins English Dictionary
  3. encourages: Vocabulary.com
  4. Encourages, encourages: Wordnik
  5. encourages: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. encourages: Wiktionary
  7. encourages: Dictionary.com
  8. encourages: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. encourages: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. encourages: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. encourages: Idioms

(Note: See encourage as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (encourage)

verb:  To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
verb:  To spur on, strongly recommend.
verb:  To foster, give help or patronage.
▸ Also see encourage


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