To Encourage Someone
To Cheer Up Someone, To Encourage
transitive verb, godan verb
はげます
励ます （はげます） To Encourage Someone, To Cheer Up Someone, To Encourage
勇む （いさむ） To Be In High Spirits, To Be Eager
奮う （ふるう、not on WK） To Muster (e.g. One's Courage), To Call Forth, To Rouse Up
激励 （げきれい） Strong Encouragement, Encouragement
激しい （はげしい） Intense, Violent, Fierce
励ます is the dictionary form even though it ends in ます