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encourage (v.)
early 15c., from Old French
encoragier
"make strong, hearten," from
en-
"make, put in" (see
en-
(1)) +
corage
"courage, heart" (see
courage
). Related:
Encouraged
;
encouraging
;
encouragingly
.
