Hearten Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

heartened; heartening\ ˈhärt-​niŋ , ˈhär-​tᵊn-​iŋ \ ... automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hearten. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut hearten verb SaveWord heart·​en |\ˈhär-tᵊn \ heartened;heartening\ ˈhärt-​niŋ ,ˈhär-​tᵊn-​iŋ \ Definitionofhearten transitiveverb :togiveheartto:cheer OtherWordsfromhearten Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym ExampleSentences LearnMoreAbouthearten OtherWordsfromhearten hearteningly \ ˈhärt-​niŋ-​lē ,ˈhär-​tᵊn-​iŋ-​ \ adverb Synonyms&Antonymsforhearten Synonyms bearup, buckup, buoy(up), cheer(up), chirk(up), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit, steel Antonyms daunt, discourage, dishearten, dispirit VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforhearten encourage,inspirit,hearten,emboldenmeantofillwithcourageorstrengthofpurpose.encouragesuggeststheraisingofone'sconfidenceespeciallybyanexternalagency. theteacher'spraiseencouragedthestudentstogreaterefforts inspirit,somewhatliterary,impliesinstillinglife,energy,courage,orvigorintosomething. patriotsinspiritedthepeopletoresist heartenimpliestheliftingofdispiritednessordespondencybyaninfusionoffreshcourageorzeal. ahospitalpatientheartenedbygoodnews emboldenimpliesthegivingofcouragesufficienttoovercometimidityorreluctance. emboldenedbyherfirstsuccess,shetriedanevenmoredifficultclimb ExamplesofhearteninaSentence Theteam'svictoryhashearteneditsfans. thinkingwewerehopelesslylost,wewereheartenedbythesightofafamiliarfarmhouse RecentExamplesontheWeb Thathadtoheartentheateroperators,whocoulduseafewmorewinsofwhateverscaleafter20monthsofbrutalpandemicpunishment. — DavidBloom,Forbes,21Dec.2021 Thissummer’sbookclublineupfeaturestwoauthorswithriveting,intenselypersonalstoriesthatresonateandhearteninthesestrangetimesofpandemicandrecovery. — LosAngelesTimes,26June2021 It’safindingthatwillheartenleaders,includingBiden,whoseektobreathefreshlifeintoNATOnextweek. — WashingtonPost,10June2021 ThewholeepisodeshouldheartenthelawyerswhodefendedCarlsonagainsta2019defamationcase. — WashingtonPost,29Apr.2021 Somequestionshadanswers,butonesthatmaynotheartenthosestrugglingtogetbenefits. — CarolynSaid,SanFranciscoChronicle,18Feb.2021 AndwhileNunez-Smithislessknowninpoliticalcircles,herroleincreatingaleadingprogramtopromotehealthequitywillheartenthoseconcernedaboutCovid’simpactoncommunitiesofcolor. — JohnTozzi,Bloomberg.com,10Nov.2020 ButnomatterhowprofitabletheIoturnsouttobe,theveryfactthatBinxandothercompaniesaretryingtobringproductslikethistomarketishearteningfromapublichealthperspective. — MarkHay,Fortune,21Apr.2020 Initially,internationalobserverswereheartenedbytheconciliatorypartofthispledge,whichcameafterabloodyguerrillawarinwhichatleast30,000werekilled. — WashingtonPost,6Sep.2019 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'hearten.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofhearten 1524,inthemeaningdefinedabove LearnMoreAbouthearten Sharehearten PosttheDefinitionofheartentoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofheartenonTwitter TimeTravelerforhearten Thefirstknownuseofheartenwas in1524 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster Trending:ObamaIs'Heartenedbythe... Trending:ObamaIs'HeartenedbytheLevelofEngagement' 'Toinspirewithfreshzeal,hope,orcourage' DictionaryEntriesNearhearten heartedness hearten heartfailure SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforhearten Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Hearten.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearten.Accessed20Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforhearten hearten verb heart·​en |\ˈhär-tᵊn \ heartened;heartening KidsDefinitionofhearten :togivenewhopeorcourageto Thewinheartenedtheteam'sfans. 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