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Solace vs Encourage - What's the difference?

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Solace is a related term of encourage.


As verbs the difference between solace and encourage

is that solace is to give solace to; comfort; cheer; console while encourage is .

As a noun solace

is comfort or consolation in a time of distress.

solace

English

Noun

  • Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.
  • You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace .
  • A source of comfort or consolation.
  • * Rambler
  • The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.

    Synonyms

    * comfort * consolation * relief * support

    Derived terms

    * solaceful * solacement

    Verb

    (solac)
  • To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
  • To allay or assuage.
  • To take comfort; to be cheered.
  • * 1593 , , IV. v. 48:
  • But one thing to rejoice and solace in, / And cruel death hath catched it from my sight.

    Anagrams

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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