verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

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

   "hearten the crowd"

2. 2
   give encouragement to wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cheercheerabetadvocateaid and abetanimate

Antonyms

All antonyms

demoralizedisempowerdishearten

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.

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