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take heart vs hearten

hearten vs take heart

take heart and hearten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take heart No No Yes No
hearten No No Yes No
As verbs, hearten is a hypernym of take heart; that is, hearten is a word with a broader meaning than take heart:
  • take heart: gain courage
  • hearten: give encouragement to
Other hypernyms of take heart include cheer, embolden, recreate.
take heart (verb) hearten (verb)
gain courage give encouragement to
Difference between take heart and hearten

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