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Enhearten vs Stimulate - What's the difference?

enhearten | stimulate | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between enhearten and stimulate

is that enhearten is to comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten while stimulate is to encourage into action.

enhearten

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten
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    References

    * 2. Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol III, p1935, enhearten

    stimulate

    English

    Verb

    (stimulat)
  • To encourage into action.
  • To arouse an organism to functional activity.

    • Synonyms

    * (encourage) encourage, induce, provoke * (arouse) animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk up

    Antonyms

    * (arouse) de-energize, sedate, stifle

    Related terms

    * stimulant * stimulation * stimulator * stimulatory * stimulus

    Anagrams

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