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embolden
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em·bold·en  (m-bldn)
tr.v. em·bold·ened, em·bold·en·ing, em·bold·ens
To foster boldness or courage in; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.

embolden [ɪmˈbəʊldən]
vb
(tr) to encourage; make bold
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.embolden - give encouragement to
buck up, take heart - gain courage
encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

embolden
verb encourage, cheer, stir, strengthen, nerve, stimulate, reassure, fire, animate, rouse, inflame, hearten, invigorate, gee up, make brave, give courage, vitalize, inspirit Emboldened by his success, he started on a second novel.
Translations
embolden [ɪmˈbəʊldən] VT to embolden sb to do sthanimar a algn a hacer algo, envalentonar a algn para que haga algo
embolden [ɪmˈbəʊldən] vtenhardir
to embolden sb to do sth → donner à qn le courage de faire qch
embolden
vtermutigen, Mut machen (+dat); to embolden somebody to do somethingjdn dazu ermutigen or jdm Mut machen, etw zu tun; to be emboldened to do somethingdazu ermutigt werden, etw zu tun
embolden [ɪmˈbəʊldn] vtincitare, incoraggiare


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