Embolden
[ɪm'bəʊld(ə)n;em-] or [ɛm'boldən]
Definition
(v. t.) To give boldness or courage to; to encourage.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Encourage, animate, inspirit, reassure, make bold, give courage to.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ENCOURAGE]
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Examples
- Instead of softening and conciliating, they but embolden and harden them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I expressed my pleasure in the contemplation of it, and little Em'ly was emboldened to say, shyly, 'Don't you think you are afraid of the sea, now? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Guerillas and raiders, seemingly emboldened by Forrest's operations, were also very active in Kentucky. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Same Buffer, emboldened by success, says: 'When? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The success of this beginning, which led to the dancing-master's continuing his instruction after his release, emboldened the poor child to try again. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It emboldened me to ask a question. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Emboldened by the impunity which had hitherto attended her questions, she went a little further. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The party in the camp, emboldened by familiarity, wandered farther and yet farther into the jungle in search of nuts and fruit. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Editor: Trudy