heart ‧ en /ˈhɑːtn $ ˈhɑːr-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]
[ Word Family: adjective : heartened ≠ ↑ disheartened , ↑ heartening ≠ ↑ disheartening , ↑ heartless , ↑ hearty ; noun : ↑ heart , ↑ heartlessness , ↑ heartiness ; adverb : ↑ heartily , ↑ heartlessly , ↑ hearteningly ≠ ↑ dishearteningly ; verb : ↑ hearten ≠ ↑ dishearten ]
to make someone feel happier and more hopeful OPP dishearten
—heartening adjective
—hearteningly adverb