The Clue
Heartens (8 letter answer)
The Answer
INSPIRES
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Notes
The answer INSPIRES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
INSPIRE as a verb:
1. (inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt) = heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
2. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
3. (prompt, inspire, instigate) = serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
4. (cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up) = urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
5. (revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire) = fill with revolutionary ideas
6. (inhale, inspire, breathe in) = draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"