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Champion vs Encourage - What's the difference?

champion | encourage |

As a proper noun champion

is .

As a verb encourage is

.

champion

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who has been a winner in a contest.
  • (rfex-sense) Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
  • Someone who fights for a cause or status.
  • Someone who fights on another's behalf.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.
  • (label) Excellent; beyond compare.
  • Excellent; superb; deserving of high praise.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to promote, advocate, or act as a champion for
  • References

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    encourage

    English

    Verb

    (encourag)
  • To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
  • I encouraged him during his race.
  • To spur on, strongly recommend.
  • We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
  • To foster, give help or patronage
  • ''The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * discourage

    Derived terms

    * encouragement * encouraging * encouragingly