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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61. We should encourage reclamation and recycling.
62. We must promote originality and encourage innovation.
63. Do toy guns encourage aggression?
64. We must encourage children to exercise choice and make their own decisions.
65. As a club, we try to encourage sportsmanlike behaviour .
66. We want to encourage students to participate fully in the running of the college.
67. Sometimes a few words of comfort to the one who has just failed may encourage him to stand up and even try to make a comeback.
68. The idea is to encourage people to get to know their neighbours.
69. We encourage all students to work at their own pace .
70. To give Linda her due, she had tried to encourage John in his school work.
71. Parents need to encourage a sense of responsibility in their children .
72. There are easier ways to encourage the even spread of wealth.
73. What can be done to encourage convicted offenders to change their ways?
74. Music and lighting are used to encourage shoppers to buy more.
75. In Los Angeles many companies encourage their employees to use alternative means of transportation,[www.Sentencedict.com] rather than the car.
76. Japan's education ministry ordered the change to encourage students to tear themselves away from textbooks.
77. Keep the seeds in warm, damp conditions to encourage germination.
78. The idea behind the outing is to encourage employees to get to know each other.
79. The school has come under attack for failing to encourage bright pupils.
80. A 10p rise in cigarette prices is not enough to encourage smokers to stop.
81. Competitive sports encourage children to work together as a team.
82. The government is trying to encourage a return to the soil.
83. They talked up the tourist attractions to encourage more visitors.
84. Encourage children to put aside some of their pocket-money to buy Christmas presents.
85. The author's prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book.
86. All manufacturers want to encourage brand loyalty to their own products.
87. Cut back the shoots in spring to encourage bushier growth.
88. Relocation expenses were paid to encourage senior staff to move to the region.
89. The regulations are designed to encourage lower consumption of water.
90. The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn't encourage total immersion.
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