Encourage vs Arouse - What's the difference?
encourage | arouse |
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
To spur on, strongly recommend.
To foster, give help or patronage
To stimulate feelings.
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*:“?My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “?incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat?: “?I prefer a farandole to a nocturne?; I'd rather have a painting than an etching?; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;.”
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To wake from sleep or stupor.
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As verbs the difference between encourage and arouse
is that encourage is while arouse is to stimulate feelings.encourage
English
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
Synonyms
* (l) * (l)Antonyms
* discourageDerived terms
* encouragement * encouraging * encouraginglyarouse
English
Verb
(en-verb)Lord Stranleigh Abroad, passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination.}}