hearten

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hearten

/ˈhɑːtn̩/ UK
/ˈhɑɹtn̩/ US

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verb heartens · heartening · heartened

transitive To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to. hearten the crowd
Similar: cheer up, happify, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cherish, content, delight · Opposite: dishearten

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verb to give heart to, to encourage

Español	alentar, animar
Português	animar
Français	encourager
Deutsch	ermutigen
Italiano	rincuorare, incoraggiare
Русский	воодушевля́ть vooduševljátʹ, воодушеви́ть vooduševítʹ, вдохновля́ть vdoxnovljátʹ, вдохнови́ть vdoxnovítʹ, ободря́ть obodrjátʹ, ободри́ть obodrítʹ

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@misc{hearten_2026,
  title = {hearten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hearten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}