incoraggiare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abet verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- empower verb To give someone the authority or legal right to do something.
- encourage verb To give someone confidence, support, or hope.
- foster verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
- further verb To help advance or promote something.
- hearten verb To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
- nourish verb To feed something so it grows and stays healthy.
- nurture noun Care and encouragement given to help someone or something grow and develop.
- prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
- reinforce verb To make something stronger by adding extra support or material.
- spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
- urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
Senses
incoraggiare is used for these senses in English:
- abet (transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]
- cheer up (intransitive, idiomatic) To become happier or less downcast.
- empower (transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
- encourage To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
- foster (transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
- foster (transitive) To nurse or cherish something.
- further (transitive) To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
- hearten (transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
abet — full definition
- verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- verb To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action).
- verb To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- verb To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
empower — full definition
- verb To give someone the authority or legal right to do something.
- verb To give someone greater confidence or control over their own life.