ENCOUR'AGE, verb transitive enkur'rage. To give courage to; to give or increase confidence of success; to inspire with courage, spirit, or strength of mind; to embolden; to animate; to incite; to inspirit. But charge Joshua, and encourage him. Deuteronomy 3:28.
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