hearten
verb
[ ˈhɑːt(ə)n ]
• make more cheerful or confident.
• "she was heartened to observe that the effect was faintly comic"
Similar:
cheer up,
cheer,
raise someone's spirits,
encourage,
comfort,
reassure,
console,
boost,
buoy up,
perk up,
ginger up,
invigorate,
revitalize,
energize,
animate,
rouse,
revivify,
exhilarate,
uplift,
elate,
buck up,
pep up,
give a shot in the arm to,
inspirit,
