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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embolden.
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Examples
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Chavez shaking hands with Putin emboldens his supporters and casts doubt on America painting him as "an enemy".
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The failure to stand up for free expression emboldens those who would attack and undermine it.
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The failure to stand up for free expression emboldens those who would attack and undermine it.
Greg Lukianoff: Censored Images of Muhammad Finally Printed in New Book 2009
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The failure to stand up for free expression emboldens those who would attack and undermine it.
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The failure to stand up for free expression emboldens those who would attack and undermine it.
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"The failure to stand up for free expression emboldens those who would attack and undermine it," says the statement.
Inside Higher Ed 2009
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The failure to stand up for free expression emboldens those who would attack and undermine it.
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McCain suggests that meeting with them lends a kind of credibility and "emboldens" them.
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Just like Vietnam, once a war is lost it's only a matter of time before you withdraw and it "emboldens" others.
08/14/2006 2006
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What "emboldens" our enemies is watching our economy tank.
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