To put heart or courage into someone; to embolden or encourage.
From 'en-' (to cause) plus 'heart.' This is a direct compound meaning to instill courage or emotion into the heart/center of someone's being.
Before we had motivational speakers, people said someone could 'enheart' a fearful army—it literally meant to give them a brave heart, combining the physical organ with emotional courage in one beautiful old word.
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