Encouraged is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for ENCOURAGED in dictionary:

VERB:
• ENCOURAGE, to hearten, also ACCORAGE, ACCOURAGE
• give support, confidence, or hope to (someone)
• persuade (someone) to do or continue to do something by giving support and advice
• stimulate the development of (an activity, state, or belief)
ADJECTIVE:
• inspired with confidence
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to inspire with courage, spirit, or hop; hearten; to attempt to persuad; urge

Words related to ENCOURAGED

encourage12

Words that contain ENCOURAGED

overencouraged21

How to use ENCOURAGED in a sentence

• The social instincts distinguish man from the brute, and they must be cherished and encouraged.
• I found a silly flirtation between Fournier and a married woman I knew and I encouraged it, helped it along and made it useful.
• The governor encouraged this plan, not only on account of the health of the children, but because great care was taken to teach nothing but what the children ought to learn.
• All the people should be encouraged to go to trade with the neighboring countries, to build vessels, to extend their interests, and to bring wealth from those lands.
• The dissensions among the barons encouraged Henry to shake off the tutelage of the fifteen.
• This was an awkward question to those bishops and doctors of the faith who had for so long a time encouraged the schism in the Church.
• No cooking was allowed in the trenches, as the smoke which would have been occasioned by cooking would only have encouraged enemy fire.
• A little later, she was encouraged to talk to every body, and give her opinion upon every thing, in order to improve and exercise her mind.
• The thought of personal love was encouraged, she chose to think, for the sake of the strength it lent her to carve her way to freedom.
• Accuracy of fire is to be encouraged rather than rapidity.
• The success of Mithridates encouraged the Athenians to declare against Rome, and the king accordingly sent his general Archelaus with a large army and fleet into Greece.
• The smoker was working well, and we felt greatly encouraged.
• Pupils should be encouraged to read for themselves.
• Encouraged by this, Princeman put over three successive strikes, and there were two gone.
• The air and manner of the marquise during their brief interview in the garden had singularly encouraged him.
• This Solomon might be a suitor who was backed by the old man, but certainly not encouraged by Harry.
• Quickness, resource and boldness, of which the last had been most valuable, had brought him so far, and, encouraged by success, he rode forward full of confidence.
• He was not, could not be deceived in the belief that Caroline accepted, nay, demanded, encouraged his attention.
• While the storm raged, Hakon praised the gods and encouraged his men to fight more fiercely.
• But Mother Clayton encouraged me with bright and admiring eyes.

Similar words containing COURAG without suffix ed and without prefix en

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