DISCOURAGE


Meaning of DISCOURAGE in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ actively , positively ( esp. BrE ), strongly

Smoking is actively ~d in the university.

▪ effectively

Our system effectively ~s investment.

VERB + DISCOURAGE

▪ try to

PREPOSITION

▪ from

We tried to ~ him from resigning.

PHRASES

▪ (not) easily ~d

Children are easily ~d from reading.

I'm not easily ~d.

Discourage is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ development , ↑ immigration , ↑ import , ↑ innovation , ↑ intruder , ↑ investment , ↑ participation , ↑ practice , ↑ shopper , ↑ use , ↑ vandal , ↑ vandalism

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .