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encourage credulity
[en-KER-ij kruh-DUL-uh-tee]
verb phrase
encorajar a credulidade
1.
to promote or foster a tendency to believe things too easily without proper evidence or critical examination
The misinformation campaign was designed to encourage credulity among voters.
A campanha de desinformação foi projetada para encorajar a credulidade entre os eleitores.
2.
to make someone more gullible or susceptible to false claims
Sensationalist headlines encourage credulity rather than critical thinking.
Manchetes sensacionalistas encorajam a credulidade em vez do pensamento crítico.
Synonyms
promote gullibility
foster naivety
enable credulousness
cultivate blind belief
Antonyms
promote skepticism
encourage critical thinking
foster discernment
cultivate doubt
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
encorajar a credulidade
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
estimular a credulidade
alternative variant commonly used
Portugal
incentivar a credulidade
preferred in European Portuguese contexts
Related Idioms & Phrases
feed someone a line
pull the wool over someone's eyes
lead someone up the garden path
take someone for a ride
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