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help, assist, abet, foster, forward, boost, Colloq give a shot
in the arm: The continued success of the team encouraged
attendance at the games.
encouragement
n. 1 heartening, reassuring, reassurance, buoying up,
stimulating, stimulation, stimulus, animating, animation,
supporting, support, promoting, promotion, inspiring,
inspiration, cheering, urging, spur, spurring, exhorting,
exhortation, prodding, urging, innervation, inciting,
incitement: Without her encouragement, I could never have won.
2 boost, stimulus, help, aid, support, Colloq pep talk: The
team gets a lot of encouragement from local merchants.
encroach v. Often, encroach on or upon. intrude, trespass, infringe,
invade, make inroads: When you mention arctophily, you're
encroaching on my territory.
encumber v. 1 burden, weigh down, load (up or down), overload,
overburden, strain, oppress, saddle, tax, overtax: Encumbered
with intolerable taxes, the people revolted. She almost drowned
because she was encumbered with her numerous petticoats. 2
hamper, impede, hinder, handicap, inconvenience, trammel,
retard, slow down: Though encumbered by an invalid husband, she
managed to qualify as a barrister.
encumbrance
n. weight, burden, onus, cross (to bear), albatross, millstone,
handicap, impediment, hindrance, obstacle, obstruction,
liability, disadvantage, drag: The children were regarded
merely as an encumbrance.
encyclopedic
adj. encyclopaedic, comprehensive, inclusive, broad, extensive,
universal, thorough, exhaustive, wide-ranging, complete: She
has an encyclopedic knowledge of Chinese art.
end n. 1 extremity, extreme, extent, bound, boundary, tip, limit,
terminus: That fence marks the southern end of the property. At
the end of the garden was a large shed. 2 close, termination,
conclusion, cessation, expiration, finish, completion, finale,
ending, wind-up; denouement or d‚nouement: At the end of the
film, the lights came on. 3 aim, purpose, intention, intent,