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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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Democrats, meanwhile, are emboldened, viewing the increasingly visible humanitarian consequences of the Trump administration's policies as an opening to broaden an assault on the President and enliven their own base voters.
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Ryan’s retirement, however, has emboldened those more interested in self-preservation: The discharge petition is just five Republican votes away from a majority, assuming all Democrats support it.
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Thursday’s ruling upholding the concept that even computer code is tangible may embolden prosecutors to go after more employees who steal computer code.
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Conservative forces arrayed against him within the Vatican have been emboldened, seeking to thwart him on multiple fronts.
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Go soft on PiS’s leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, and Europe’s next would-be autocrat will be emboldened.
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Renee and her boyfriend embolden each other to be themselves in their purest forms, not who the world wants them to be.
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Having to live in a state where the majority of the people voted for Donald Trump—who emboldens racists with his dog-whistle rhetoric and whose policies further marginalize people of color—heightened my anxiety.
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There’s no question that since Trump has taken office, certain people have felt emboldened to more comfortably express racist and bigoted views.
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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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