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heart·en
 hearten
- pronunciation:
- har
t
 n
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
heartened, heartening, heartens |
| definition: |
to make hopeful, confident, or glad; give heart to; encourage.
- antonyms:
- daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, unnerve
- similar words:
- buoy, cheer, encourage, fortify, nerve, spirit, support, sustain
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| related words: |
animate, console, lighten, solace |
| derivations: |
heartened (adj.), hearteningly (adv.) |
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