Condole vs. Encourage — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Condole and Encourage
ADVERTISEMENT
Compare with Definitions
Condole
To express sympathy or sorrow
I condoled with him in his loss.
Encourage
To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.
Condole
(intransitive) To express sympathetic sorrow; to lament in sympathy (with someone on something).
Encourage
To give support to; foster
Policies designed to encourage private investment.
Condole
(transitive) To condole with (someone).
ADVERTISEMENT
Encourage
To stimulate; spur
Burning the field to encourage new plant growth.
Condole
(transitive) To say in an expression of sympathy.
Encourage
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
I encouraged him during his race.
Delia's coach encouraged her to focus on the positives.
Condole
To lament, grieve, bemoan (something).
Encourage
To spur on, strongly recommend.
We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
We encourage you to cycle instead of taking the car.
Condole
To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; - followed by with.
Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you.
Encourage
To foster, give help or patronage
The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed.
Condole
To lament or grieve over.
I come not, Samson, to condole thy chance.
Encourage
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.
David encouraged himself in the Lord.
Condole
Express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death;
You must condole the widow
Encourage
Contribute to the progress or growth of;
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Encourage
Inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
Encourage
Spur on;
His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife
Share Your Discovery
Previous Comparison
Snuggie vs. Wedgie
Next Comparison
Downcome vs. Gas
