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advise vs discourage

discourage vs advise

advise and discourage both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
advise No No Yes No
discourage No No Yes No
As verbs, discourage is a hyponym of advise; that is, discourage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than advise:
  • advise: give advice to
  • discourage: advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
advise (verb) discourage (verb)
give advice to try to prevent; show opposition to
inform (somebody) of something advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
make a proposal, declare a plan for something deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Difference between advise and discourage

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