put off vs discourage

put off and discourage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put off	No	No	Yes	No
discourage	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discourage is a hypernym of put off; that is, discourage is a word with a broader meaning than put off:

put off: take away the enthusiasm of
discourage: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

put off (verb)	discourage (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	try to prevent; show opposition to
take away the enthusiasm of	advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
cause to feel embarrassment	deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
hold back to a later time