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Verb: hearten  haa(r)-t(u)n
  1. Give encouragement to
    "If we do indulge in peace discussion, they tell us, we shall merely hearten the enemy";
    - cheer, recreate, embolden

Derived forms: heartens, heartened, heartening

Type of: encourage

Antonym: put off