| VERB | emotion | hearten, cheer, recreate, embolden | give encouragement to |
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| Sounds | hhaa'rtahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Give encouragement to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to hearten Sue | |
| Synonyms | cheer, recreate, embolden | |
| Narrower | take heart, buck up | gain courage |
| Broader | encourage | inspire with confidence |
| Opposite | dishearten, put off | take away the enthusiasm of |
| Spanish | alegrar, alentar, animar, dar ánimos, envalentonar, recrear | |
| Catalan | alegrar-se, alegrar, animar, encoratjar, envalentir, reanimar-se | |
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