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HEARTEN
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they hearten ... he / she / it heartens
Past simple: heartened
Past participle: heartened
-ing form: heartening
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give encouragement to
Synonyms:
cheer; embolden; hearten; recreate
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "hearten" is one way to...):
encourage (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hearten"):
buck up; take heart (gain courage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to hearten Sue
Antonym:
dishearten (take away the enthusiasm of)
