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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Hearten

/(härt"'n)/ · Heart·en · IPA /ˈhɑɹtn̩/
01 v. t. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden.
  1. 1.
    To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden.
    Hearten those that fight in your defense.” Shak.
  2. 2.
    To restore fertility or strength to, as to land.