enhearten
English
Etymology
en- + heart + -en.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛnˈhɑːtə̆n/
Verb
enhearten (third-person singular simple present enheartens, present participle enheartening, simple past and past participle enheartened)
- To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten
- 1954, JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Vol 3, Houghton Mifflin Co., page 164:
- But the victory did little to enhearten the captains.
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References
- The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).
- Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol III, p1935, enhearten