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