encourages

/EH0 N K ER1 IH0 JH IH0 Z/
verb
  1. 1

    To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

    โ€œI encouraged him during his race.โ€

  2. 2

    To spur on, strongly recommend.

    โ€œWe encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.โ€

  3. 3

    To foster, give help or patronage

    โ€œThe royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deedโ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/encourage, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/encourages