Synonym: cheer, inspire, invite, promote, sponsor, support, urge. Antonym: discourage. Similar words: encouraging, discourage, courageous, discouraged, rage, garage, for ages, in consequence. Meaning: [ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ] 
v. 1. contribute to the progress or growth of 2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to 3. spur on.
v. 1. contribute to the progress or growth of 2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to 3. spur on. 
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31. Counselling should encourage reflection on the past.
32. The government decided to encourage industries based on biotechnology.
33. The government must actively encourage investment in these areas.
34. Their professed aim is to encourage democracy.
35. We want to encourage good teamwork and communication.
36. Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth.
37. Language games are usually intended to encourage student interaction.
38. Parents should encourage independence in their children.
39. Encourage students to take an active part in discussions.
40. We should encourage hyperlinks to each other's webpages.
41. We encourage students to develop their own ideas.
42. An enterprise should encourage innovation.
43. The government has created tax incentives to encourage investment.
44. Crime reports in newspapers often encourage copycat crimes.
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45. Feed the plants to encourage new growth.
46. Violent TV programmes encourage anti-social behaviour.
47. Don't encourage her laziness by doing things for her.
48. Such unhygienic conditions encourage the spread of disease.
49. You should encourage your child's attempts at self-expression.
50. Bonus payments encourage the attainment of higher production targets.
51. The subjects on the curriculum encourage intellectual enquiry.
52. His argument was that multi-party systems encourage tribalism.
53. He believes that needle exchange schemes encourage drug addiction.
54. Higher taxes encourage people to economize on fuel.
55. We need to encourage innovation in industry.
56. The company says the aim is to encourage teamwork.
57. Special preferences were offered initially to encourage investment.
58. I permit, nay(sentencedict.com), encourage it.
59. Remove the dead heads to encourage new growth.
60. Feed plants to encourage steady growth.
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