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Hearten   /hˈɑrtən/   Listen
Hearten

verb
1.
Give encouragement to.  Synonyms: cheer, embolden, recreate.  Antonym: dishearten.






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"Hearten" Quotes from Famous Books



... stirring air, The life re-orient out of dust, Cry through the sense to hearten trust In that which made the world ...
— Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. • Various

... time when England was worn and weary with the U-boat game, our fellows went over to hearten them up; and they are still heartening them up; and, besides heartening them up, they are getting the U-boats regularly. How many they are getting I could not say, even if I knew; but one of our vice-admirals ...
— The U-boat hunters • James B. Connolly

... reminding him we might yet find chances to enrich ourselves before returning home, but I could see he was troubled by the thought that the voyage he had accomplished with so much skill and daring might prove resultless in the accumulation of wealth. In order to hearten the crew with fresh adventure, the course of the "Endraght" was now directed toward the islands of the Pacific. These islands were reported to abound in pearl shell, and whilst cruising among them we looked forward to obtaining a supply of pearls ...
— Adventures in Southern Seas - A Tale of the Sixteenth Century • George Forbes

... continued on their way. The father of the other two boys appears to have got wind of the project and posted after them in a chaise. He came up with them at Acle, about eleven miles from Norwich. When they were first seen, Borrow was striving to hearten his fellow buccaneers, who were tired and dispirited after their long walk. The three were unceremoniously bundled into the chaise and returned to their homes and, subsequently, to the wrath of the Rev. ...
— The Life of George Borrow • Herbert Jenkins

... haste. You'll take a bit of bread and cheese, and just a draught of ale to hearten you ...
— Love and Life • Charlotte M. Yonge


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