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Courageous vs Encourage - What's the difference?

courageous | encourage |

As an adjective courageous

is of a person, displaying or possessing courage.

As a verb encourage is

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courageous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
  • the most courageous man I have ever met
  • Of an action, that requires courage.
  • a courageous deed

    Synonyms

    * (person ): bold, brave, hardy,valorous * (act ): bold, brave,heroic * See also

    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