embolden
pronunciation
How to pronounce embolden in British English:
UK [ɪmˈbəʊldən]
How to pronounce embolden in American English:
US [ɪmˈboʊldən]
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- Verb:
- give encouragement to
Word Origin
- embolden (v.)
- 1570s, from em- (1) + bold + -en (1). Or perhaps an extended form of earlier embold, enbold (late 14c.). Related: Emboldened; emboldening.
Example
- 1. But it may embolden other countries to consider action against the european trading scheme .
- 2. Governments should introduce tax incentives to embolden investors so they welcome new companies on to the public markets .
- 3. The defeat will embolden longstanding critics of the conduct of the war in the senate , such as john warner and john mccain .
- 4. The decision could embolden more chinese companies to challenge claims by the european commission , the eu executive body and lead trade enforcer , that they are selling goods in europe at unfairly low prices , lawyers say .
- 5. But the filing of the lawsuit could embolden companies .