encourage Copy link Outline I. To give courage to1. expr. by ănĭmus or ănĭmi, and various verbs2. expr. by spes, spĕi, f., and a verb3. confirmo, 1 (to strengthen and nerve the mind)4. ērĭgo, 35. hortor, ădhortor, cŏhortor, 1 (esp. of military addresses before battle)II. To advise • encourage: I. To give courage to: 1. expr. by ănĭmus or ănĭmi, and various verbs: our men are e.d, nostris augetur animus, Caes. B. C. 7, 70: although (these things) e.d him to fight, quanquam (haec) animos ad spem certaminis faciebant, Liv. 37, 37, ad fin.: simly, addere animum, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 31: when the Carthaginians were e.d by their recent victory, quum Poeno recens victoria animo esset, Liv. 29, 36, med. If it is to be implied that the person encouraged has been cast down, animum (animos) confirmare, erigere may be used: Caesar e.d the Gauls by his speech, Caesar Gallorum animos verbis confirmavit, Caes. B. C. 1, 33, init.: be e.d, erigite animos! Cic. Att. 1, 16, 5: simly, recreare afflictos animos bonorum, ib. § 4. 2. expr. by spes, spĕi, f., and a verb: I am e.d to hope that your arrival is at hand, in spem venio appropinquare adventum tuum, Cic. Fam. 9, 1: you have e.d the bad, you have intimidated the good, spem improbis ostendistis, timorem bonis injecistis, Cic. Agr. 1, 8, 23: simly, spem facere, spem afferre, Cic.: v. hope. 3. confirmo, 1 (to strengthen and nerve the mind): to comfort and e. soldiers, milites consolari et c., Caes.: to e. the fearful, timentes c., Caes.: to be e.d by any one's advice, alicujus hortatu confirmari, Cic. Join: recreare animos, confirmare, excitare, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 4. 4. ērĭgo, 3: v. to cheer. 5. hortor, ădhortor, cŏhortor, 1 (esp. of military addresses before battle): v. to exhort. II. To advise: hortor, cŏhortor, ădhortor: to e. young men to be riotous, adhortari adolescentes ut turbulenti velint esse, Cic. Phil. 1, 9, 22: I e.d him to carry out his plan, hunc hortatus sum ad perficiendum, Cic. Arch. 11, 28: v. to urge, advise, incite.