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Examples of embolden in a Sentence
his poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder
Recent Examples of embolden from the Web
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Sun Yat-sen University in the city of Guangzhou had received complaints against the professor, Zhang Peng, at least as early as April, when the #MeToo movement was rippling into China, emboldening students to denounce molestation by professors.
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This administration has created a political environment that is emboldening criminals while hamstringing the police.
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Anti-immigration political parties across the bloc have surged in popularity, emboldening the push for change.
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Anti-immigration political parties across the bloc have surged in popularity, emboldening the push for change.
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By running a spirited campaign, and by pulling few punches, the former physics teacher has put Mr Erdogan on the defensive, emboldening many Turks who have felt afraid to speak up since the coup.
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Analysts say the turnout and coordination of protests is now emboldening ordinary Vietnamese, but also complicating the party's difficult balancing act of tolerating some dissent while keeping it under control.
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Democrats have become emboldened in recent months with a string of special-election victories in Wisconsin and elsewhere.
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The comments will embolden the far-right in Europe at a time when many European nations are already very diverse.
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First Known Use of embolden
15th century
embolden Synonyms
Synonyms
bear up, buck up, buoy (up), cheer (up), chirk (up), encourage, hearten, inspire, inspirit, steel;
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Related Words
enforce, fortify, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen;
boost, energize, excite, galvanize, provoke, quicken, rally, stimulate, stir;
Synonym Discussion of embolden
encourage, inspirit, hearten, embolden mean to fill with courage or strength of purpose. encourage suggests the raising of one's confidence especially by an external agency.
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- the teacher's praise encouraged the students to greater efforts
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- patriots inspirited the people to resist
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- a hospital patient heartened by good news
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- emboldened by her first success, she tried an even more difficult climb
EMBOLDEN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of embolden for English Language Learners
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: to make (someone) more confident
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