Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To foster boldness or courage in. synonym: encourage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To give boldness or courage to; make bolder; encourage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To give boldness or courage to; to encourage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To render (someone)
bolder or morecourageous . - verb transitive To
encourage ,inspire , ormotivate . - verb transitive (
typography ) To format text inboldface .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb give encouragement to
Etymologies
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Examples
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But, that term has been a GOP talking point for almost a year according to Source Watch: The phrase embolden the terrorists—as has taking the fight to the terrorists—has frequently been employed by President George W. Bush, members of the Bush administration, and others in their support of the war in Iraq and use of fear as a political tool.
04/26/2007 2007
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Thompson might have meant to say "embolden," not "ennoble," as not even the most vocal war hawk would argue that domestic debate about the Iraq War will result in the enemy being given titles of nobility such as Duke, Baron, Lord, etc.
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The Americans will not allow Iran to benefit from the oil and transit revenue, which will "embolden" it, and indirectly bolster Hamas and Hezbollah.
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That and "embolden" so try and work that word in too.
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I think instead of 'embolden', you meant 'enbiggen'.
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Thompson might have meant to say "embolden," not "ennoble," as not even the most vocal war hawk would argue that domestic debate about the Iraq War will result in the enemy being given titles of nobility such as Duke, Baron, Lord, etc.
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See, during the 5th year of this trillion dollar Iraq morass, conservatives warn liberals that any talk of timelines will "embolden" the terrorists.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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One of the funniest thing I've yet heard on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" is yesterday's analysis of one of Bush's favorite words, "embolden" — as in all the things we might do that would "embolden the enemy" — by faux-Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver:
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One of the funniest thing I've yet heard on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" is yesterday's analysis of one of Bush's favorite words, "embolden" — as in all the things we might do that would "embolden the enemy" — by faux-Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver:
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It would only "embolden" the terrorists, they said.
Archive 2005-11-01 Garry 2005
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