† enheartv.
Obsolete.
transitive.
a. figurative. To put heart into, make hearty; to encourage, inspirit.
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the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > encourage or embolden [verb (transitive)]
hearteOE
bieldc897
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hardishc1325
endurec1384
assurec1386
emboldc1400
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to hearten on1555
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alacriate1560
bespirit1574
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to put in heart1579
to hearten up1580
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rehearten1611
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mana1625
valiant1628
flush1633
firm1639
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reanimate1655
reinspirit1660
to give mettle to1689
warm1697
to lift (up) a person's spirits1711
reman1715
to make a man of1722
respirit1725
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to cocker up1762
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high-mettle1831
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1545 T. Raynalde Womans Bk. 71 She must be..strenthened with good comfortable meates & drinkes, which may enhearte her.
1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. P3 Others may be inharted to rush carelesly forward into vnbrideled libertie.
b. To enclose within the substance of the heart.
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > heart > [verb (transitive)] > enclose within substance of
enheart1548
1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Ciii No more then the sayd holy ghost is adjudged enbodied or enharted, for yt he is wholly in us and in oure hartes.
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