Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hearten"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hearten \Heart"en\, v. t. [From {Heart}.]
1. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the
courage of; to embolden.
Hearten those that fight in your defense. --Shak.
2. To restore fertility or strength to, as to land.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hearten
v : give encouragement to [syn: {cheer}, {recreate}, {embolden}]
[ant: {dishearten}]
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