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hearten

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heart·en  (härtn)
tr.v. heart·ened, heart·en·ing, heart·ens
To give strength, courage, or hope to; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.
hearten
Verb
to encourage or make cheerful
heartening adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.hearten - give encouragement to
cheer, embolden, recreate
buck up, take heart - gain courage
encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
dishearten, put off - take away the enthusiasm of
hearten
verb encourage, inspire, cheer, comfort, assure, stimulate, reassure, animate, console, rouse, incite, embolden, buoy up, buck up (informal) raise someone's spirits, revivify, gee up, inspirit


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The suggestion seemed to hearten the Lotharian, and in another moment the three stood behind solid ranks of huge bowmen who hurled taunts and menaces at the advancing company emerging from the walled city.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Further to hearten him, he was taken by a shivering fit.
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Hook tried to hearten them; but like the dogs he had made them they showed him their fangs, and he knew that if he took his eyes off them now they would leap at him.
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