(פ') לעודד

v. support, inspire, give hope; make a person more likely to do something; tell a person to do something; make something more appealing

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Verb
1. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
(synonym) promote, advance, boost, further
(hypernym) support, back up
(hyponym) connive at, wink at
(derivation) boost, encouragement
2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
(antonym) discourage
(hypernym) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
(hyponym) cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
(cause) hope
(derivation) encouragement
3. spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
(hypernym) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make

adj. comfortable, encouraged him

v. encourage, cheer on; support; animate, comfort; fortify, hearten, inspirit; spur, egg on, urge on

v. povzbudit; podporovat