hearten
21hearten — verb make more cheerful or confident. Derivatives heartening adjective hearteningly adverb …
22hearten — v. a. Encourage, embolden, animate, inspirit, enhearten, heart, cheer, incite, stimulate, assure, reassure, comfort, console, buoy up …
23hearten — verb (transitive usually passive) to make someone feel happier and more hopeful: I was heartened by the news that the operation had been a success. heartening adjective hearteningly adverb opposite dishearten …
24hearten — heart·en …
25hearten — heart•en [[t]ˈhɑr tn[/t]] v. t. to give courage or confidence to; cheer • Etymology: 1520–30 heart′en•er, n. heart′en•ing•ly, adv …
26hearten — /ˈhatn / (say hahtn) verb (t) to give courage to; cheer. {heart + en1} …
27hearten — v.tr. & intr. make or become more cheerful. Derivatives: hearteningly adv …
28heartening — hearten ► VERB ▪ make more cheerful or confident. DERIVATIVES heartening adjective …
29encourage — 1 Encourage, inspirit, hearten, embolden, cheer, nerve, steel mean to fill with courage or strength of purpose especially in preparation for a hard task or purpose. Encourage in its basic and still common sense implies the raising of confidence… …
30encourage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. animate, strengthen, hearten, fortify, inspirit, cheer, inspire, reassure, rally, comfort; abet, embolden, incite, urge, instigate; help, foster, promote, advance, advocate. See hope, cheerfulness …
