Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To make bold; give confidence; encourage.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To make bold; to encourage; to embolden.

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  • verb To make bold; to embolden.

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Examples

  • When the President mentioned cuts in human spaceflight bolden could have made a scientific reason to keep it stable, however he could not think of one reason other then counsel the president like a lobbiest.

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  • To date, nominees that were former policitians seem to have that problem, which Lampson fits. bolden was in business with Abbey on some sort of Water Venture which I think owed money to some contracted efforts.

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  • Then the lack of publicity over a period of time would quiet his nerves and bolden him to the point where he would start killing again.

    The Riverman Robert D. Keppel 2005

  • Then the lack of publicity over a period of time would quiet his nerves and bolden him to the point where he would start killing again.

    The Riverman Robert D. Keppel 2005

  • Then the lack of publicity over a period of time would quiet his nerves and bolden him to the point where he would start killing again.

    The Riverman Robert D. Keppel 2005

  • In the beginning, as to say: _I-doon_ for _doon, endanger_ for _danger, embolden_ for _bolden_.

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

  • This glorious saint then, as testified it is of many, digne of faith or worthy to be believed, being of young age, was with his brethren bolden and kept under the cure and religious diligence of his master, and howbeit that he was tender and young of age, yet seemed to be ancient in manners, conditions and courage, and when he was led into Catalonia, a province of the realm of

    The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900

  • But yet I would not have this bolden you to serve another so:

    A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 William Carew Hazlitt 1873

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  • Since you are so close to him, instead of going on another teams newspaper with your silly rant, why dontcha just give your old buddy Ray a call and tell him how you feel about him!! trade suggs to arizona for anquan bolden resign ray go after peppers and what happen with McClain the leading rusher what happened to staying with what got you there?

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