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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
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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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