enhearten - Wiktionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (2007). Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol III, p1935, enhearten. enhearten DefinitionfromWiktionary,thefreedictionary Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Contents 1English 1.1Etymology 1.2Pronunciation 1.3Verb 1.4References English[edit] Etymology[edit] en-+‎heart+‎-en.[1] Pronunciation[edit] (ReceivedPronunciation)IPA(key):/ɛnˈhɑːtə̆n/ Verb[edit] enhearten(third-personsingularsimplepresentenheartens,presentparticipleenheartening,simplepastandpastparticipleenheartened) Tocomfortandembolden,encourage,animate,hearten 1954,JRRTolkien,LordoftheRings,Vol3‎[1],HoughtonMifflinCo.,page164:Butthevictorydidlittletoenheartenthecaptains. References[edit] ^TheOxfordEnglishDictionary(2007). CenturyDictionaryandCyclopedia,VolIII,p1935,enhearten Retrievedfrom"https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=enhearten&oldid=57955629" Categories:Englishwordsprefixedwithen-Englishwordssuffixedwith-en(inchoative)English3-syllablewordsEnglishtermswithIPApronunciationEnglishlemmasEnglishverbsEnglishtermswithquotations Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces EntryDiscussion English expanded collapsed Views ReadEditHistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainPageCommunityportalPreferencesRequestedentriesRecentchangesRandomentryHelpGlossaryDonationsContactus Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispage Print/export CreateabookDownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherlanguages