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hearten (verb)

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  • hearten — ► VERB ▪ make more cheerful or confident. DERIVATIVES heartening adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • hearten — (v.) c.1200, to encourage, from HEART (Cf. heart) + EN (Cf. en) (1). A verb formed from figurative sense of heart. Related: Heartened; heartening …   Etymology dictionary

  • hearten — verb the letter from Daphne will hearten him Syn: cheer (up), encourage, raise someone s spirits, boost, buoy up, perk up, inspirit, uplift, elate; comfort, reassure; informal buck up, pep up See note at encourage …   Thesaurus of popular words

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

  • hearten — verb make more cheerful or confident. Derivatives heartening adjective hearteningly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • hearten — verb (transitive usually passive) to make someone feel happier and more hopeful: I was heartened by the news that the operation had been a success. heartening adjective hearteningly adverb opposite dishearten …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hearten — UK [ˈhɑː(r)t(ə)n] / US [ˈhɑrt(ə)n] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms hearten : present tense I/you/we/they hearten he/she/it heartens present participle heartening past tense heartened past participle heartened to make someone feel… …   English dictionary

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

  • hearten — 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 …   English dictionary for students

  • hearten — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hearten — [[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 …   English dictionary

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