Embolden
11embolden — /em bohl deuhn/, v.t. to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage. Also, imbolden. [1495 1505; EM 1 + BOLD + EN1] * * * …
12embolden — Synonyms and related words: abet, advocate, aid and abet, animate, assure, bolster, brace up, buck up, chance, cheer, chirk up, comfort, countenance, encourage, endorse, favor, go for, hazard, hearten, impel, inspire, inspirit, keep in… …
13embolden — v. (formal) (H) what emboldened him to make the attempt? * * * [ɪm bəʊld(ə)n] (formal) (H) what emboldened him to make the attempt? …
14embolden — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. inspirit, animate, hearten, impel; see encourage 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. encourage, hearten, buoy, reassure, puff up, invigorate, boost, psych up, *give pep talk. ANT.: frighten, cow, unnerve III (Roget s… …
15embolden — em|bold|en [ımˈbəuldən US ˈboul ] v [T] formal to give someone more courage ▪ Emboldened by her smile, he asked her to dance …
16embolden — em|bold|en [ ım bouldn ] verb transitive FORMAL to give someone more confidence to do something …
17embolden — [[t]ɪmbo͟ʊld(ə)n[/t]] emboldens, emboldening, emboldened VERB If you are emboldened by something, it makes you feel confident enough to behave in a particular way. [be V ed] The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he… …
18embolden — em·bold·en || ɪm bəʊldÉ™n v. make bold, encourage, strengthen …
19embolden — byldan …
20embolden — verb 1》 give courage or confidence to. 2》 cause (text) to appear in a bold typeface …
