hearten

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhɑːtn̩/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhɑrtn̩/
• Hyphenation: heart‧en

Verb

Plain form hearten

Third-person singular heartens

Past tense heartened

Past participle heartened

Present participle heartening

1. (transitive) If you hearten a person, you encourage them.
   • Synonym: encourage
   • Antonyms: dishearten and discourage