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encourage vs pep up

pep up vs encourage

encourage and pep up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
encourage No No Yes No
pep up No No Yes No
As verbs, pep up is a hyponym of encourage; that is, pep up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than encourage:
  • encourage: inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
  • pep up: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
Other hyponyms of encourage include barrack, cheer, exhort, inspire, root on, urge, urge on, foster, nurture, hollo, cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate, draw out, bring out, goad, spur.
encourage (verb) pep up (verb)
spur on make more interesting or lively
inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
contribute to the progress or growth of
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