Dissuade vs Encourage - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between dissuade and encourage

is that dissuade is while encourage is .

(dissuad)

To convince not to try or do.

Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.

* persuade

* dissuasion

(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

* (l) * (l)

* discourage

* encouragement * encouraging * encouragingly