accourage
/əˈkɜɹɪd͡ʒ/
accourage verb: to encourage.
Verb
accourage (third-person singular simple present accourages, present participle accouraging, simple past and past participle accouraged)
- To encourage.
- […] willing the comfort of al merchauntes in accouraging of them willing to make any ship or shippes, and also towardes the supportacion of the costes and charges of the said Nicholas, [I grant them money].c. 1540, an act of Henry VIII, quoted in A Short History of the World's Shipping Industry →ISBN
- Aftir two yeres Philometor obtayned helpe of the Roma[n]s to reamer his lost cities, and thus accouraged of [=by] the Romans he expelled his auuncles syriake hoste […]1545, George Joye, The exposicion of Daniel the Prophete gathered oute of Philip Melanchton/ Johan Ecolampadius/ Conrade Pellicane & out of Johan Draconite
Forms of accourage
| third-person singular present | accourages |
|---|---|
| present participle | accouraging |
| past participle | accouraged |
| past | accouraged |
Origin of accourage
From Old French acoragier; à (from Latin ad) + corage. See courage.
Questions about accourage
- What does accourage mean?
- Accourage means to encourage.
- What part of speech is accourage?
- Accourage is a verb.
- How do you pronounce accourage?
- Accourage is pronounced /əˈkɜɹɪd͡ʒ/.
- What is the past tense of accourage?
- The past tense of accourage is accouraged.
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