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heart·en
hearten
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- pronunciation:
- har
tn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
heartens, heartening, heartened |
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 |
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derivations: |
heartened (adj.), hearteningly (adv.) |
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