поощрявам — meaning in English

English meaning

• abet verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
• encourage verb To give someone confidence, support, or hope.
• goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
• promote verb To raise someone to a higher rank or more important job.

Senses

поощрявам is used for these senses in English:

• abet (transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]
• encourage To spur on, strongly recommend.
• goad To incite or provoke.
• promote (transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

abet — full definition

1. verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
2. verb To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action).
3. verb To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
4. verb To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.

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