Encouraged

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encourage \En*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Encouraged} (?; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. {Encouraging}.] [F.
     encourager; pref. en- (L. in) + courage courage. See
     {Courage}.]
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           David encouraged himself in the Lord.    --1 Sam. xxx.
                                                    6.
  
     Syn: To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten;
          incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate;
          countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward;
          strengthen.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  encouraged \encouraged\ adj.
     made to feel more courage, hope, or optimism.
  
     Syn: bucked up(predicate).
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  encouraged
       adj : inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"
             [syn: {bucked up(p)}]