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arten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Col. iii. 21.

To give boldness or courage to; to encourage. Shak. The self-conceit which emboldened him to undertake this dangerous office. Sir W. Scott.

To encourage. [Obs.] "To enhort the people." Chaucer.

To animate; to encourage; to cheer. It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance. Barrow.

One who encourages and propagates error; one who holds to error.

Language intended to incite and encourage; advice; counsel; admonition. I'll end my exhortation after dinner. Shak.

side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. -- In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by. -- To curry favor Etym: [see the etymology of Favor, above], to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or officious civilities. -- With one's favor, or By one's favor, with leave; by kind permission.…

One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. "The feeder of my riots." Shak.

To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.

To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors. Locke. But quench the choler you foment in vain. Dryden. Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion. Southey.

Excitation; instigation; encouragement. Dishonest fomentation of your pride. Young.

One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition.

To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.

To encourage with shouts. Old John hallooes his hounds again. Prior.

To hearten; to encourage; to incite. [Obs.] Spenser.

To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to inspirit. [Obs.] My cause is hearted; thine hath no less reason. Shak.

To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden. Hearten those that fight in your defense. Shak.

An exclamation of joy, surprise, or encouragement. Shak.

wn eyes, or in the eyes of others; to humble; to mortify. We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. M. Arnold.

A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause, encouragement, or welcome. Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre. Macaulay.