enhearten

[ en-hahr-tn ]
/ ɛnˈhɑr tn /
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verb (used with object)

to hearten.

Origin of enhearten

First recorded in 1600–10; en-1 + hearten

Words nearby enhearten

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Words related to enhearten

consolidate, restore, toughen, invigorate, uphold, inspire, energize, spur, reassure, sway, buoy, strengthen, boost, embolden, hearten, steel, encourage, cheer, fortify, inspirit

Example sentences from the Web for enhearten

  • But he still had his letter in his pocket, and in time that served to enhearten him.

    Clementina |A.E.W. Mason

  • A card on the trunk of a tree, announcing curtly, "Dogs not allowed," seemed to enhearten him.

    Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days |Arnold Bennett

  • The doctrine of averages and of probabilities comes along to guide and to enhearten the investor.

    Principles of Political Economy |Arthur Latham Perry