encourages

P836
predicate

Indicates actively motivating, supporting, or giving confidence to another entity to pursue an action, behavior, or state.

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All labels observed (37)

Label Occurrences
encourages canonical 2,898
encouraged 120
encouragesPractice 85

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: encourages
Generated description
Indicates actively motivating, supporting, or giving confidence to another entity to pursue an action, behavior, or state.

Sample triples (3,318)

Subject Object
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty public access to the countryside ⓘ
York Rite Craft Masonry charitable activity ⓘ
York Rite Craft Masonry self-improvement ⓘ
York Rite Craft Masonry study of Masonic symbolism ⓘ
Convention on Migratory Species international agreements for Appendix II species ⓘ
Antonio de Mendoza introduction of the printing press in New Spain via predicate surface "encouraged" GENERATED ⓘ
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity mutual understanding among Christian traditions ⓘ
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity reconciliation among Christians ⓘ
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity joint witness to the Gospel ⓘ
constructionism (learning theory) iteration and debugging as learning processes ⓘ
constructionism (learning theory) public sharing of work ⓘ
constructionism (learning theory) peer feedback and collaboration ⓘ
IBEW/NECA use of union electricians ⓘ
IBEW/NECA adoption of electrical safety codes ⓘ
Title II – Renewable Energy development of renewable energy infrastructure ⓘ
Title II – Renewable Energy adoption of renewable energy technologies by public and private entities ⓘ
Title V – Indian Energy tribal capacity building in energy management ⓘ
Title V – Indian Energy tribal participation in regional energy markets ⓘ
Title V – Indian Energy use of traditional knowledge in energy planning ⓘ
Title VII – Vehicles and Fuels use of alternative fuels such as natural gas, ethanol, and biodiesel ⓘ
Title VII – Vehicles and Fuels deployment of advanced vehicle technologies ⓘ
Title XII – Electricity investment in electric transmission infrastructure ⓘ
Title XII – Electricity deployment of advanced grid technologies ⓘ
Title XII – Electricity improved reliability of the electric power system ⓘ
World Anti-Doping Agency whistleblowing on doping practices ⓘ
Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 use of automated and continuous diagnostics and mitigation tools ⓘ
WebRanger Program visits to national parks ⓘ
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures harmonization of SPS measures ⓘ
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures use of international standards ⓘ
Rothko Room (Mark Rothko works) slow looking ⓘ
Rothko Room (Mark Rothko works) meditative engagement with art ⓘ
Wild Bird Conservation Act development of captive-breeding programs ⓘ
Wild Bird Conservation Act cooperation with foreign governments on bird conservation ⓘ
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 regional low-level radioactive waste compacts via predicate surface "encouragesFormationOf" ⓘ
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 state development of disposal capacity by specified dates ⓘ
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 interstate compacts approved by Congress via predicate surface "encouragesUseOf" ⓘ
National Flag Week United States Flag Code via predicate surface "encouragesComplianceWith" ⓘ
Epistle to the Philippians perseverance in suffering ⓘ
Epistle to the Philippians joy regardless of circumstances ⓘ
Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 partnerships with educational institutions ⓘ
Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 partnerships with employers ⓘ
Port Discovery Children’s Museum learning through play ⓘ
Way of Sorrows Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "isEncouragedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
Title IV Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health integration of preventive services into primary care ⓘ
Title IV Prevention of Chronic Disease and Improving Public Health collaboration between health care providers and community organizations ⓘ
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certifications on eligible products legal compliance in forest operations via predicate surface "encourage" ⓘ
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certifications on eligible products reduction of environmental impact of logging via predicate surface "encourage" ⓘ
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certifications on eligible products long-term economic viability of forest management via predicate surface "encourage" ⓘ
Wesleyan Methodist Church class meetings or small groups ⓘ
Wesleyan Methodist Church accountability in discipleship ⓘ