hearten

  • 11hearten — transitive verb (heartened; heartening) Date: 1526 to give heart to ; cheer Synonyms: see encourage • hearteningly adverb …

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  • 12hearten — heartener, n. hearteningly, adv. /hahr tn/, v.t. to give courage or confidence to; cheer. [1520 30; HEART + EN1] * * * …

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  • 13hearten — verb /ˈhɑːtən/ To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to …

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  • 14hearten — Synonyms and related words: abet, advocate, aid and abet, animate, arouse, assure, bear up, bolster, boost, brace up, brighten, buck up, buoy up, cheer, chirk up, comfort, condole with, console, countenance, dynamize, ease, electrify, embolden,… …

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  • 15hearten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cheer, encourage, brighten, reassure, comfort, rally. See courage, cheerfulness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rouse, cheer, inspirit; see encourage 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. encourage, cheer up …

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  • 16hearten — heart|en [ˈha:tn US ˈha:r ] v [T usually passive] to make someone feel happier and more hopeful ≠ ↑dishearten >heartening adj >hearteningly adv …

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  • 17hearten — heart|en [ hartn ] verb transitive usually passive to make someone feel happier and more hopeful: CHEER: He was heartened by the public s support. ╾ heart|en|ing adjective …

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  • 18hearten — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)t(ə)n[/t]] heartens, heartening, heartened VERB If someone is heartened by something, it encourages them and makes them cheerful. [be V ed] He will have been heartened by the telephone opinion poll published yesterday... [V n] The news …

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  • 19hearten — heart·en || hÉ‘rtn / hɑːtn v. comfort; encourage; cheer …

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  • 20hearten — 1) earthen 2) teheran …

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