hearten

[hahr-tn] /ˈhɑr tn/
verb (used with object)
1.
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
Origin
1520-30; heart + -en1
Related forms
heartener, noun
hearteningly, adverb
Examples from the web for hearten
  • They screamed their violence at her in her own language, trying to hearten her, but she was not consoled.
  • Since then, many things have happened to both humble and hearten my resolve to write poems and put them into the world.
  • Added a mint leaf now and then to hearten the broth.
British Dictionary definitions for hearten

hearten

/ˈhɑːtən/
verb
1.
to make or become cheerful
Word Origin and History for hearten
v.

c.1200, "to encourage," from heart + -en (1). A verb formed from figurative sense of heart. Related: Heartened; heartening.