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English verb: discourage | |||
| 1. | discourage (communication) try to prevent; show opposition to | ||
| Samples | We should discourage this practice among our youth. | ||
| Examples | They discourage him from writing the letter | ||
| Synonyms | deter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disapprove, reject | ||
| 2. | discourage (emotion) deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged | ||
| Examples | The bad news will discourage him | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, get down, intimidate, pour cold water on, put off, restrain, throw cold water on | ||
| Antonyms | encourage | ||
| 3. | discourage (communication) admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior | ||
| Samples | I warned him not to go too far. I warn you against false assumptions. She warned him to be quiet. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot discourage Sue , They discourage him from writing the letter | ||
| Synonyms | admonish, monish, warn | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advise, counsel, rede | ||
| Verb group | warn | ||
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