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emboldened

[em-bohl-duhn]

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verb (used with object)

to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage.

Also, imbolden.

Origin:
1495–1505; em-¹ + bold + -en¹

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Saturday's move suggests a newly emboldened president who is unafraid to provoke a confrontation with the minority party.

Presumably emboldened by their success in being included in the federal stimulus package, they have.

They discovered that their technology-mediated networks emboldened individuals to share more widely.

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Saturday's move suggests a newly emboldened president who is unafraid to provoke a confrontation with the minority party.

Presumably emboldened by their success in being included in the federal stimulus package, they have.

They discovered that their technology-mediated networks emboldened individuals to share more widely.

In fact, the recent demise of the industry leader has seemingly emboldened its heirs apparent.

High demand for factory labor has emboldened workers, resulting in higher salaries and better treatment.

Gelernter was emboldened by his brush with mortality.

Emboldened by the rise of the moderates, new campaigns have begun.

The verdict has emboldened copyright authorities to crack down on torrent sites.

There is no doubt that you've got emboldened magistrates now.

The second way in which the permanent bureaucracy could be emboldened is by a mooted clampdown on lobbyists.

But cacao farmers today struggle against a daunting bureaucracy and emboldened squatters.

The recent drought-breaking floods have only emboldened some farmers to demand what all the fuss is about.

Emboldened by his good fortune, he began raising his wagers.

Public anger about toxic food, corporate mismanagement and official corruption has emboldened reporters.

But the publicity has emboldened other women to come forward.

Too bad if a victim feels emboldened to speak out at the age of.

They have an alternative food source, which has emboldened them to try to join mainstream society.

He may also feel emboldened to relaunch his plans for a presidential form of government.

While he feared failure, falling ill each time he tried to write, she seemed emboldened by rejection.

The crisis has emboldened the political parties, which have been calling more loudly for the release of their leaders.

Cuomo, the state's attorney general, suggested that he had been emboldened by his primary triumph.

Generic drug makers, also, will be emboldened to challenge any firms that try to do so.

Also, the spread of freer media in some places has emboldened modernisers and exposed a wider public to their thinking.

Emboldened by this good news, foreign investors have again turned their gaze to the continent.

All told, supervisors should be humbled by the past few months, not emboldened.

The situation is more complex in the evenings, when there are fewer people on the roads, and robbers are emboldened.

The violence has frightened some people but emboldened others.

For anyone considering joining the debate now, please be similarly emboldened.

After some time, this kind of leader becomes so emboldened and entrenched that it takes an outside force to help in ousting them.

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Word Origin & History

embolden

1570s, from en- + bold + -en. Related: Emboldened.

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