What does hearten mean?

Definitions for hearten
ˈhɑr tnheart·en

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cheer, hearten, recreate, emboldenverb

    give encouragement to

Wiktionary

  1. heartenverb

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Heartenverb

    Etymology: from heart.

    Palladius blaming those that were slow, heartening them that were forward, but especially with his own example leading them, made an impression into the squadron. Philip Sidney.

    My royal father, cheer these noble lords,
    And hearten those that fight in your defence:
    Unsheath your sword, good father; cry, St. George! William Shakespeare.

    This rare man, Tydides, would prepare;
    That he might conquer, hearten’d him, and taught him tricks. George Chapman, Iliads.

    Thus hearten’d well, and flesh’d upon his prey,
    The youth may prove a man another day. Dryden.

    The ground one year at rest; forget not then
    With richest dung to hearten it again. Thomas May, Virg. Georg.

ChatGPT

  1. hearten

    To hearten is to make someone feel happier, more courageous, and hopeful, usually by providing comfort, support, encouragement, or inspiration.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Heartenverb

    to encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden

  2. Heartenverb

    to restore fertility or strength to, as to land

  3. Etymology: [From Heart.]

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Anagrams for hearten »

  1. Teheran

  2. earthen

  3. enheart

  4. naether

  5. traheen

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hearten in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hearten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of hearten in a Sentence

  1. Edward R. Murrow, On Winston Churchill, 1954:

    He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle to steady his fellow countrymen and hearten those Europeans upon whom the long dark night of tyranny had descended.


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