(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.
Example Sentences:
(1) Couples in need of help will be "encouraged" to come to a private agreement.
(2) The experiences with short-time psychotherapies described here are encouraging and confirm results of other groups demonstrating the efficiency of psychotherapeutic interventions with the elderly.
(3) Survival reports appear encouraging but this may represent an artifact in patient selection.
(4) These lanes encourage cyclists to 'ride in the gutter' which in itself is a very dangerous riding position – especially on busy congested roads as it places the cyclist right in a motorist's blind spot.
(5) We conclude that mortality rates in the elderly could be improved by encouraging elective surgery and avoiding diagnostic laparatomy in patients with incurable surgical disease.
(6) She was provided medical treatment and encouraged and supported to seek counselling, including flights for that help to Nairobi.
(7) Possible explanations of the clinical gains include 1) psychological encouragement, 2) improvements of mechanical efficiency, 3) restoration of cardiovascular fitness, thus breaking a vicous circle of dyspnoea, inactivity and worsening dyspnoea, 4) strengthening of the body musculature, thus reducing the proportion of anaerobic work, 5) biochemical adaptations reducing glycolysis in the active tissues, and 6) indirect responses to such factors as group support, with advice on smoking habits, breathing patterns and bronchial hygiene.
(8) She has imbued me with the confidence of encouraging other girls to dream alternative futures that do not rely on FGM as a prerequisite.
(9) The early results up to 20 month after surgery in 11 patients are encouraging, especially according to subjective complaints.
(10) The development of optical fibers capable of transmitting laser energy has encouraged the experimental use of laser irradiation for the treatment of acquired cardiovascular disorders.
(11) Children and adopters are encouraged to meet with foster carers after placement to show the child they are well.
(12) The results are encouraging, further examinations are still lasting.
(13) It said: “We will be seeking to inform and encourage dialogue about Israel and the Palestinians in the wider cultural and creative community.
(14) "If necessary we will promote and encourage new laws which require future WHO funding to be provided only if the organisation accepts that all reports must be supported by the preponderance of science."
(15) A more current view of science, the Probabilistic paradigm, encourages more complex models, which can be articulated as the more flexible maxims used with insight by the wise clinician.
(16) Now there is talk of adding a range of ultra-trendy kale chips and kale shakes to the menu as well as encouraging customers to design their own bespoke burger.
(17) The current progress of the HEMOPUMP is encouraging, and survival rates show the potential for a successful outcome.
(18) Not even housebuilders are entirely happy, although recent government policies such as Help to Buy and the encouragement of easy credit have helped their share prices rise.
(19) This has shown that, in spite of higher dose rates in the corridor areas because of the use of an MDR system and the increase in interstitial techniques, the doses to ward nurses have been significantly reduced by encouraging staff to comply with the ALARA principle and the introduction of afterloading systems.
(20) By way of encouragement we've got 10 copies of Faber's smart new anniversary edition to give away.
Incentivize
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Reasonable use” sounds … well, reasonable, but a “use it or lose it” clause incentivizes profligate use: if you don’t use your historic water allocation in a beneficial way, you forfeit your water rights, Gray said.
(2) We’re working to incentivize all Democrats who may run for president – including Clinton – to promote expanding Social Security benefits, making college debt-free, and breaking up the Wall Street banks that broke our economy,” said PCCC’s TJ Helmstetter.
(3) In keeping with Obama’s approach to use the promise of weapons to incentivize Baghdad to make favorable political choices, administration officials are also discussing backfilling any weaponry to the Kurds provided by Baghdad, considered a step toward mitigating any decisive split between Baghdad and Irbil.
(4) Music may still be a big part of AF Square's plans, though, judging by Carter's comment that "we need great minds around music: if entrepreneurs aren't incentivized, music is going to be stuck in the dark age".
(5) We need to change the entire culture and show people that it is not just a question of who commits the violence, but about all those that incentivize and maintain it,” she said.
(6) But when the country implemented policies that incentivized men taking time off in 1995 – like a “use it or lose it” month off specifically for fathers – the rate of paternity leave skyrocketed to more than eight in 10 men using it.
(7) The culture of DC think tanks, "international relations" professionals, and foreign policy commenters breeds allegiance to these American prerogatives and US power centers - incentivizes reflexive defenses of US government actions - because, as Gelb says, that is the only way to advance one's careerist goals as a "national security professional".
(8) Eisenberg said that the government initially sought to black out the word “incentivize” from Bogdan’s testimony but ultimately backed down.
(9) Health education implies all which supports life, growth, and incentivates the flowing of vitality, also all which helps to overcome both rigidity and unbalanced situations.
(10) In what looked like an attempt to salvage a compromise, Adler, the mayor, tried to introduce a voluntary scheme under which Uber and Lyft drivers would be incentivized, rather than compelled, to submit their fingerprints.
(11) Open-source reporting on each classified strike comes through official leaks, which incentivize presuming those killed are militants until proven otherwise.
(12) The NSA’s director, General Keith Alexander, told CBS that granting Snowden amnesty would reward the leaks and potentially incentivize future ones.
(13) Obama’s Race to the Top competition incentivized states to open up more charters.
(14) The methodological methods for a reduction of the noise pollution in the urban areas, mainly, can be advised in 8 operative points: 1) reduction of the source's noise; 2) control of the traffic; 3) planning of the urban and regional development; 4) building's shelter against the noise; 5) compensation's and incentivation's interventions for the exposed people; 6) controls activity and restaining of the noise's sources; 7) scientific research; 8) health education.
(15) While accountability is important, Vitchers said, "we need to have a conversation about how to incentivize schools to prevent sexual assault so they don't focus on compliance over prevention."
(16) That is something we are having great discussions on figuring out.” According to Hotez, the whole business model of vaccine development needs overhauling to incentivize mid-sized biotech firms and product development partnerships, which he’s involved in, to help find solutions.
(17) The results of a research project carried out along with head-physicians of the Municipal Health Services (PAMs) of the city of S. Paulo in order to survey their knowledge, expectations and willingness to participate in and incentivate educational programs in the various PAMs, are reported on.
(18) In a rational society with a quasi-thoughtful legislative body incentivized to not destroy government as we know it, lawmakers would come together to repair the ACA.
(19) As for China, the near-term emphasis ought to be on incentivizing Beijing to help deal with the most immediate threat emanating from that region, namely North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile capacity.
(20) In a statement supporting a bill to fight EPA regulations on carbon dioxide, Price said : “This decision goes against all common sense, especially considering the many recent revelations of errors and obfuscation in the allegedly ‘settled science’ of global warming.” He has consistently voted against incentivizing renewable energy sources with tax credits and in favor of increased oil exploration.