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encourage vs urge on

urge on vs encourage

encourage and urge on both are verbs.

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

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