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Encourage

/ɛˈnkɜrɪdʒ/
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(verb) To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

It is necessary for you to go and encourage the girl.
Reading science fiction sometimes does much to encourage a scientific view of the universe.
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