encourage
- sense 1: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
- promote advance boost further encourage
- sense 2: inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
- encourage
- inspire animate invigorate enliven exalt
- stimulate shake shake_up excite stir
- arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke fire raise provoke
- sense 3: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
- encourage
- induce stimulate cause have get make