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hearten
hearten
verb heart·en \ˈhär-tən\
: to cause (someone) to feel more cheerful or hopeful
heart·enedheart·en·ing \ˈhärt-niŋ, ˈhär-tən-iŋ\
Full Definition of HEARTEN
transitive verb
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Examples of HEARTEN
- The team's victory has heartened its fans.
- <thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse>
First Known Use of HEARTEN
1526
Related to HEARTEN
- Synonyms
- bear up, buck up, buoy (up), cheer (up), chirk (up), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit, steel
- Antonyms
- daunt, discourage, dishearten, dispirit
See Synonym Discussion at encourage
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