"encourage" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /ɪnˈkɝ.ɪd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-encourage.ogg [US] Forms: encourages [present, singular, third-person], encouraging [participle, present], encouraged [participle, past], encouraged [past]
Etymology: From Middle English encouragen, encoragen, from Anglo-Norman encoragier, from Old French encoragier. Displaced native Old English hiertan, tyhtan, and trymman. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|encouragen}} Middle English encouragen, {{m|enm|encoragen|}} encoragen, {{der|en|xno|encoragier|}} Anglo-Norman encoragier, {{der|en|fro|encoragier|}} Old French encoragier, {{m|ang|hiertan}} hiertan, {{m|ang|tyhtan}} tyhtan, {{m|ang|trymman}} trymman Head templates: {{en-verb}} encourage (third-person singular simple present encourages, present participle encouraging, simple past and past participle encouraged)
  1. To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. Tags: transitive Translations (mentally support or motivate): παραμυθέομαι (paramuthéomai) (Ancient Greek), ὀτρῡ́νω (otrū́nō) (Ancient Greek), شَجَّعَ (šajjaʕa) (Arabic), քաջալերել (kʻaǰalerel) (Armenian), խրախուսել (xraxusel) (Armenian), mbãrbãtedz (Aromanian), inimusescu (Aromanian), ruhlandırmaq (Azerbaijani), заахво́чваць (zaaxvóčvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), падбадзёрваць (padbadzjórvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), насърча́вам (nasǎrčávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), окуража́вам (okuražávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), обнадежда́вам (obnadeždávam) (english: hope) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), encoratjar (Catalan), 鼓勵 (Chinese Cantonese), 鼓励 (gu² lai⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 鼓勵 (Chinese Mandarin), 鼓励 (gǔlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 激勵 (Chinese Mandarin), 激励 (jīlì) (Chinese Mandarin), povzbudit (Czech), opmuntre (Danish), bemoedigen (Dutch), aanmoedigen (Dutch), kuraĝigi (Esperanto), õhutama (Estonian), rohkaista (Finnish), kannustaa (Finnish), encourager (French), წახალისება (c̣axaliseba) (Georgian), გამხნევება (gamxneveba) (Georgian), შეგულიანება (šegulianeba) (Georgian), ermutigen (German), ermuntern (German), ενθαρρύνω (entharrýno) (Greek), עודד (oded) [masculine] (Hebrew), עודד (odéd) (Hebrew), ראה בחיוב (ra'á b'khiyúv) (Hebrew), bátorít (Hungarian), felbátorít (Hungarian), biztat (Hungarian), buzdít (Hungarian), spreag (Irish), incoraggiare (Italian), 勇気付ける (yūkizukeru) (alt: ゆうきづける) (Japanese), 奨励する (shōrei suru) (Japanese), ត្រឹក (trək) (Khmer), ចលនា (caʼlaʼnaa) (Khmer), 격려하다 (gyeongnyeohada) (Korean), hortor (Latin), exhortor (Latin), adhortor (Latin), corrōborō (Latin), animo (Latin), incito (Latin), excito (Latin), cogo (Latin), padrąsinti (Lithuanian), whakatītina (Maori), whakamanawa (Maori), तताउनु (tatāunu) (Nepali), oppmuntre (Norwegian), hiertan (Old English), تشویق کردن (tašviq kardan) (Persian), wspierać (Polish), dodawać odwagi (Polish), popierać (Polish), dopingować (Polish), encorajar (Portuguese), incentivar (Portuguese), încuraja (Romanian), îmbărbăta (Romanian), însufleți (Romanian), ободря́ть (obodrjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обо́дрить (obódritʹ) [perfective] (Russian), поощря́ть (pooščrjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поощри́ть (pooščrítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), воодушевля́ть (vooduševljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), воодушеви́ть (vooduševítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), hrabriti [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ohrabrivati [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ohrabriti [perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), spodbuditi (Slovene), animar (Spanish), alentar (Spanish), estimular (Spanish), promover (Spanish), sporra (Swedish), uppmuntra (Swedish), ప్రోత్సాహము (prōtsāhamu) (Telugu), ให้กำลังใจ (Thai), teşvik etmek (Turkish), cesaretlendirmek (Turkish), yüreklendirmek (Turkish), заохо́чувати (zaoxóčuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), підбадьо́рювати (pidbadʹórjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), підтри́мувати (pidtrýmuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), cổ vũ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-encourage-en-verb-RKR6ydzK Disambiguation of 'mentally support or motivate': 72 21 7
  2. To spur on, strongly recommend. Tags: transitive Translations (spur on, recommend): խրախուսել (xraxusel) (Armenian), поощря́вам (pooštrjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), насърча́вам (nasǎrčávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), recomanar (Catalan), alenar (Catalan), encoratjar (Catalan), 提倡 (tíchàng) (Chinese Mandarin), anbefale (Danish), aanmoedigen (Dutch), kuraĝigi (Esperanto), instigi (Esperanto), julgustama (Estonian), suositella (Finnish), rohkaista (Finnish), encourager (French), empfehlen (German), παρακινώ (parakinó) (Greek), συνιστώ (synistó) (Greek), παροτρύνω (parotrýno) (Greek), המליץ (himlits) [masculine] (Hebrew), עוֹדֵד ('odéd) (Hebrew), raccomandare (Italian), esortare (Italian), hortor (Latin), whakakipakipa (Maori), whakatenatena (Maori), akiaki (Maori), whakahauhau (Maori), whakatītina (Maori), anbefale (Norwegian), tyhtan (Old English), trymman (Old English), namawiać [imperfective] (Polish), namówić [perfective] (Polish), zachęcać [imperfective] (Polish), zachęcić [perfective] (Polish), recomendar (Portuguese), поощря́ть (pooščrjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поощри́ть (pooščrítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), recomendar (Spanish), alentar (Spanish), önermek (Turkish), teşvik etmek (Turkish), заохо́чувати (zaoxóčuvaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-encourage-en-verb-7SXL01Ll Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 72 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 65 19 Disambiguation of 'spur on, recommend': 5 91 4
  3. To foster, give help or patronage Tags: transitive Translations (foster, give help or patronage): patrocinar (Catalan), afavorir (Catalan), støtte (Danish), bevorderen (Dutch), patroneren (Dutch), steunen (Dutch), vigligi (Esperanto), subteni (Esperanto), tukea (Finnish), suosia (Finnish), suojella (Finnish), avustaa (Finnish), rohkaista (Finnish), ενθαρρύνω (entharrýno) (Greek), támogat (Hungarian), favorire (Italian), popierać (Polish), patrocinar (Spanish), desteklemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-encourage-en-verb-CuD9oqpD Disambiguation of 'foster, give help or patronage': 4 4 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bield, embolden, incourage [archaic] Derived forms: encouragement, encourager, encouraging, encouragingly Related terms: courage

Verb [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-encourage.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} encourage
  1. inflection of encourager:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-encourage-fr-verb-q9l05pGW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. inflection of encourager:
    singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular
    Sense id: en-encourage-fr-verb-Dzc92IBh

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "ruhlandırmaq"
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "zaaxvóčvacʹ",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "padbadzjórvacʹ",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nasǎrčávam",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "насърча́вам"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "okuražávam",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "окуража́вам"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "english": "hope",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obnadeždávam",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обнадежда́вам"
        },
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          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "encoratjar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "鼓勵"
        },
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "gu² lai⁶",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "鼓勵"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gǔlì",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "鼓励"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "激勵"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jīlì",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "povzbudit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "opmuntre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "bemoedigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "aanmoedigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "kuraĝigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "õhutama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "rohkaista"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "kannustaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "encourager"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣axaliseba",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "წახალისება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gamxneveba",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "გამხნევება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šegulianeba",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "შეგულიანება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "ermutigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "ermuntern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "entharrýno",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "ενθαρρύνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "paramuthéomai",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "παραμυθέομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "otrū́nō",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "ὀτρῡ́νω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "oded",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "עודד"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "odéd",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "עודד"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ra'á b'khiyúv",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "ראה בחיוב"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "bátorít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "felbátorít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "biztat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "buzdít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "spreag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "incoraggiare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "alt": "ゆうきづける",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yūkizukeru",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "勇気付ける"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shōrei suru",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "奨励する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "trək",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "ត្រឹក"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "caʼlaʼnaa",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "ចលនា"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gyeongnyeohada",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "격려하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "hortor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "exhortor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "adhortor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "corrōborō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "animo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "incito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "excito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "cogo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "padrąsinti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "whakatītina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "whakamanawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "tatāunu",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "तताउनु"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "oppmuntre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "hiertan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "tašviq kardan",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "تشویق کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "wspierać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "dodawać odwagi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "popierać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "dopingować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "encorajar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "incentivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "încuraja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "îmbărbăta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "însufleți"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obodrjátʹ",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ободря́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obódritʹ",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обо́дрить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pooščrjátʹ",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "поощря́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pooščrítʹ",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "поощри́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vooduševljátʹ",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "воодушевля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vooduševítʹ",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "воодушеви́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "hrabriti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ohrabrivati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ohrabriti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "spodbuditi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "animar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "alentar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "estimular"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "promover"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "sporra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "uppmuntra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "prōtsāhamu",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "ప్రోత్సాహము"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "ให้กำลังใจ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "teşvik etmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "cesaretlendirmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "yüreklendirmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaoxóčuvaty",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "заохо́чувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pidbadʹórjuvaty",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "підбадьо́рювати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pidtrýmuvaty",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "підтри́мувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 21 7",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
          "word": "cổ vũ"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 72 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 65 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "We encourage you to cycle instead of taking the car.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To spur on, strongly recommend."
      ],
      "id": "en-encourage-en-verb-7SXL01Ll",
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        [
          "spur on",
          "spur on"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "xraxusel",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "խրախուսել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pooštrjávam",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "поощря́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nasǎrčávam",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "насърча́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "recomanar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "alenar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "encoratjar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tíchàng",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "提倡"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "anbefale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "aanmoedigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "kuraĝigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "instigi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "julgustama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "suositella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "rohkaista"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "encourager"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "empfehlen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "parakinó",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "παρακινώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "synistó",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "συνιστώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "parotrýno",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "παροτρύνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "himlits",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "המליץ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "'odéd",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "עוֹדֵד"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "raccomandare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "esortare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "hortor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "whakakipakipa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "whakatenatena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "akiaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "whakahauhau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "whakatītina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "anbefale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "tyhtan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "trymman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "namawiać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "namówić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zachęcać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zachęcić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "recomendar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pooščrjátʹ",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "поощря́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pooščrítʹ",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "поощри́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "recomendar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "alentar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "önermek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "teşvik etmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaoxóčuvaty",
          "sense": "spur on, recommend",
          "word": "заохо́чувати"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To foster, give help or patronage"
      ],
      "id": "en-encourage-en-verb-CuD9oqpD",
      "links": [
        [
          "foster",
          "foster"
        ],
        [
          "help",
          "help"
        ],
        [
          "patronage",
          "patronage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "patrocinar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "afavorir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "støtte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "bevorderen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "patroneren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "steunen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "vigligi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "subteni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "tukea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "suosia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "suojella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "avustaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 92",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
          "word": "rohkaista"
        },
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      "word": "encoratjar"
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      "word": "鼓勵"
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      "word": "წახალისება"
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      "word": "შეგულიანება"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "animo"
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "cogo"
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    {
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      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "padrąsinti"
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      "word": "whakatītina"
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      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "तताउनु"
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      "word": "oppmuntre"
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      "code": "ang",
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      "word": "hiertan"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "تشویق کردن"
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      "word": "wspierać"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "dodawać odwagi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "popierać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "dopingować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "encorajar"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "incentivar"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "încuraja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "îmbărbăta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "însufleți"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obodrjátʹ",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ободря́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obódritʹ",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обо́дрить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pooščrjátʹ",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поощря́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pooščrítʹ",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поощри́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vooduševljátʹ",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "воодушевля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vooduševítʹ",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "воодушеви́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "hrabriti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ohrabrivati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ohrabriti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "spodbuditi"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "animar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "alentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "estimular"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "promover"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "sporra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "uppmuntra"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "prōtsāhamu",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "ప్రోత్సాహము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "ให้กำลังใจ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "teşvik etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "cesaretlendirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "yüreklendirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaoxóčuvaty",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "заохо́чувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidbadʹórjuvaty",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "підбадьо́рювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidtrýmuvaty",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "підтри́мувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mentally support or motivate",
      "word": "cổ vũ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xraxusel",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "խրախուսել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pooštrjávam",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поощря́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nasǎrčávam",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "насърча́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "recomanar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "alenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "encoratjar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tíchàng",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "提倡"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "anbefale"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "aanmoedigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "kuraĝigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "instigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "julgustama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "suositella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "rohkaista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "encourager"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "empfehlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parakinó",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "παρακινώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "synistó",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "συνιστώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parotrýno",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "παροτρύνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "himlits",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "המליץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "'odéd",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "עוֹדֵד"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "raccomandare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "esortare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "hortor"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "whakakipakipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "whakatenatena"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "akiaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "whakahauhau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "whakatītina"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "anbefale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "tyhtan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "trymman"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "namawiać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "namówić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zachęcać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zachęcić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "recomendar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pooščrjátʹ",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поощря́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pooščrítʹ",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поощри́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "recomendar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "alentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "önermek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "teşvik etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaoxóčuvaty",
      "sense": "spur on, recommend",
      "word": "заохо́чувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "patrocinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "afavorir"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "støtte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "bevorderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "patroneren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "steunen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "vigligi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "subteni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "tukea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "suosia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "suojella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "avustaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "rohkaista"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "entharrýno",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "ενθαρρύνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "támogat"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "favorire"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "popierać"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "patrocinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "foster, give help or patronage",
      "word": "desteklemek"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Old English"
  ],
  "word": "encourage"
}

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  "lang_code": "fr",
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