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discourage vs advise

advise vs discourage

discourage and advise both are verbs.

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

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