Why this word is great
ENHEARTEN — [Verb] To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, or hearten. From en- ("cause to be") + heart (as in courage or spirit) + -en (verbal suffix). Unlike "hearten" (which suggests a general uplift) or "embolden" (which sharpens confidence alone), "enhearten" implies a deliberate infusion of spirit, as though pouring warmth into a hollow vessel. It is the steadying hand on a trembling shoulder before a speech, the unexpected letter from a friend in a season of doubt, or the way sunlight, after days of rain, seems not just to illuminate but to restore the very will to rise—a reminder that even the most battered soul can be mended by the quiet persistence of kindness.