encourager

/ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒe/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

to encourage
- Le professeur encourage ses élèves.
  
  The teacher encourages his students.

encourager and inciter are close synonyms for "to encourage"; inciter also separately means "to incite," which can be negative.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to encourage."

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Last updated 2026-09-27