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Reassured vs Encourage - What's the difference?

reassured | encourage |

As verbs the difference between reassured and encourage

is that reassured is (reassure) while encourage is .

reassured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (reassure)

    • reassure

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror.
  • To reinsure.

    • Related terms

    * reassurance

    References

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    Anagrams

    * English words prefixed with re-

    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

    Related terms

    * courage