hearten

From heart +‎ -en.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːtn̩/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹtn̩/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən

hearten (third-person singular simple present heartens, present participle heartening, simple past and past participle heartened)

1. (transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.

   Synonyms: cheer up, happify; see also Thesaurus:gladden

   Antonym: dishearten

   hearten the crowd

   News of the recovery helped to hearten the family.

   The soldiers were heartened by the general’s speech.

• traheen, earneth, rhenate, Hatrene, Teheran, earthen