Affirmation vs Encourage - What's the difference?
affirmation | encourage |
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
To spur on, strongly recommend.
To foster, give help or patronage
As a noun affirmation
is that which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.As a verb encourage is
to mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.affirmation
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* assertionDerived terms
* self-affirmationSee also
* (wikipedia "affirmation") ----encourage
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Verb
(encourag)- I encouraged him during his race.
- We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
- ''The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed