embolden

embolden
I verb abet, animate, assure, bolster, buoy, cheer, encourage, enhearten, foment, give confidence, hearten, impel, incite, inspire, inspirit, instigate, invigorate, nerve, press, promise, rally, reassure, rouse, stimulate, strengthen, urge II index abet, assure (give confidence to), encourage, promise (raise expectations), reassure

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  • Embolden — Em*bold en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emboldened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emboldening}.] To give boldness or courage to; to encourage. Shak. [1913 Webster] The self conceit which emboldened him to undertake this dangerous office. Sir W. Scott. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • embolden — 1570s, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) + BOLD (Cf. bold) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Emboldened …   Etymology dictionary

  • embolden — *encourage, inspirit, hearten, cheer, nerve, steel Analogous words: *strengthen, fortify: *venture, chance, hazard Antonyms: abash Contrasted words: discourage, deter (see DISSUADE): dishearten, dispirit, deject (see DISCOURAGE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • embolden — [v] encourage boost, buoy, cheer, energize, enhearten, exhilarate, give courage, give pep talk*, goad, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, psyche up, push, rally, reassure, refresh, revitalize, spur, stir, sway; concepts 7,22 …   New thesaurus

  • embolden — ► VERB ▪ give courage or confidence to …   English terms dictionary

  • embolden — [em bōl′dən, imbōl′dən] vt. [ EM (see EN 1) + BOLD + EN] to give courage to; cause to be bold or bolder …   English World dictionary

  • embolden — UK [ɪmˈbəʊld(ə)n] / US [ɪmˈboʊld(ə)n] verb [transitive] Word forms embolden : present tense I/you/we/they embolden he/she/it emboldens present participle emboldening past tense emboldened past participle emboldened formal to give someone more… …   English dictionary

  • embolden — verb /ɛmˈbəʊldən/ a) To render (someone) more bold or courageous. The tags </nowiki> indicate paragraphs breaks, and we have included some basic text formatting: </nowiki> for emphasis (typically italics), </nowiki> for… …   Wiktionary

  • embolden — transitive verb Date: 15th century to instill with boldness or courage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • embolden — /em bohl deuhn/, v.t. to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage. Also, imbolden. [1495 1505; EM 1 + BOLD + EN1] * * * …   Universalium

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