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61deter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. restrain, hinder, discourage, give pause. See hindrance, fear.Ant., encourage, foster. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. caution, stop, dissuade; see discourage 1 , 3 , hinder , prevent . III (Roget s 3… …
62dishearten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discourage, dispirit. See dejection. Ant., encourage, cheer. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dampen, dismay, daunt, get down*; see depress 2 , discourage 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. discourage,… …
63encourage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. animate, strengthen, hearten, fortify, inspirit, cheer, inspire, reassure, rally, comfort; abet, embolden, incite, urge, instigate; help, foster, promote, advance, advocate. See hope, cheerfulness …
64dissuade — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deter, disincline, persuade not to; see discourage 1 , 3 , hinder , prevent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [dis WADE] to discourage or talk out of. I would dissuade any family member from bungee… …
65encourage — 1 Encourage, inspirit, hearten, embolden, cheer, nerve, steel mean to fill with courage or strength of purpose especially in preparation for a hard task or purpose. Encourage in its basic and still common sense implies the raising of confidence… …
66encourage*/*/*/ — [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] verb [T] 1) to try to persuade someone to do something that you believe would be good Ant: discourage We encourage student participation in our classes.[/ex] Mum always encouraged us to discuss our problems.[/ex] 2) to provide… …
67Traffic congestion — Traffic jam redirects here. For other uses, see Traffic jam (disambiguation). Traffic congestion on Marginal Pinheiros, near downtown São Paulo. According to Time magazine, São Paulo has the world s worst traffic jams.[1 …
68National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse — [1] [2] The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse was created by Public Law 91 513 to study marijuana abuse in the United States. While the Controlled Substances Act was being drafted in a House committee in 1970, Assistant Secretary of …
69English passive voice — This article is about the passive voice in English. For the passive voice generally, including its use in other languages, see Passive voice. English grammar series English grammar Contraction Disputes in English grammar English compound English… …
70Alcohol exclusion laws — permit insurance companies to deny claims associated with the consumption of alcohol. They were passed in the 1940s in the United States to discourage people from drinking alcoholic beverages and to save insurance companies money from alcohol… …
