Dictionary

hearten en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɑːtn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɑɹtn̩/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old English heorte Middle English herte English heart English -en English hearten From heart + -en. Compare lose heart.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
   • The soldiers were heartened by the general’s speech.
   • News of the recovery helped to hearten the family.
   • hearten the crowd

Forms

Antonyms

dishearten

Deriveds

heartener · dishearten · rehearten · enhearten

Synonyms

blissen · raise someone's spirits · cheer up · elevate · cheer · rejoice · hearten · beatify · bright · happy · happify · make someone's day · cheer up · please · gay · warm the cockles of someone's heart · turn the frown upside down · light up · begladden · jollify · elate · content · happify · laetificate · cherish · fetch · fain · delight · perk up · exhilarate · enbliss · warm someone's heart · enrapture · upcheer · gratify · gladden · gladden someone's heart

Translations (26)

bg насърчавам (to give heart to, to encourage) · ru ободри́ть (to give heart to, to encourage) · ru воодушеви́ть (to give heart to, to encourage) · fi rohkaista (to give heart to, to encourage) · ru подба́дривать (to give heart to, to encourage) · ru вдохнови́ть (to give heart to, to encourage) · fr encourager (to give heart to, to encourage) · ru вдохновля́ть (to give heart to, to encourage) · hu buzdít (to give heart to, to encourage) · mk бодри (to give heart to, to encourage) · ru подбодри́ть (to give heart to, to encourage) · bg окуражавам (to give heart to, to encourage) · eo kuraĝigi (to give heart to, to encourage) · sv uppmuntra (to give heart to, to encourage) · ru ободря́ть (to give heart to, to encourage) · es alentar (to give heart to, to encourage) · ru подбодря́ть (to give heart to, to encourage) · it incoraggiare (to give heart to, to encourage) · es animar (to give heart to, to encourage) · nl bemoedigen (to give heart to, to encourage) · hu bátorít (to give heart to, to encourage) · pt animar (to give heart to, to encourage) · de ermutigen (to give heart to, to encourage) · fi kannustaa (to give heart to, to encourage) · ru воодушевля́ть (to give heart to, to encourage) · it rincuorare (to give heart to, to encourage)