Hearten
/ˈhɑːtn̩/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to. transitive
"hearten the crowd"
- 2 give encouragement to wordnet
Example
More examples"You'll see if a good cup of tea and those plum puffs I made today won't hearten you up."
Etymology
From heart + -en.