enhearten

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ heart +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈhɑːtə̆n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈhɑɹtən/

Verb

enhearten (third-person singular simple present enheartens, present participle enheartening, simple past and past participle enheartened)

1. To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten.
   • 1954, JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Vol 3‎^[1], Houghton Mifflin Co., page 164:

     But the victory did little to enhearten the captains.

References

• Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol III, p1935, enhearten