Bible Dictionaries
Encourage

Webster's Dictionary

(v. t.) To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; - the opposite of discourage.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Encourage'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/encourage.html. 1828.