hearten

tr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To give strength, courage, or hope to; encourage. See synonyms at encourage.

verb

To impart strength and confidence to: buck up, cheer (up), encourage, nerve, perk up. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: raise someone's spirits
Antonyms: bring down, depress, discourage, dishearten

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: give encouragement to
  Synonyms: cheer, recreate, embolden
  Antonym: dishearten (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opmuntre

Nederlands (Dutch)
bemoedigen, bezielen, moed vatten

Français (French)
v. tr. - encourager

Deutsch (German)
v. - ermutigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εγκαρδιώνω, εμψυχώνω, αναπτερώνω το ηθικό, ενθαρρύνω

Italiano (Italian)
confortare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - encorajar

Русский (Russian)
ободрять, удобрять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - animar, alentar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppmuntra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鼓起勇气, 激励

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 鼓起勇氣, 激勵

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 원기를 복돋우다, ~을 격려하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 励ます, 元気づける, 勇気づける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشجع, يشدد العزم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עודד‬

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