as in to inspire
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
his poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder
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In a March letter to Melanie Krause, acting IRS commissioner, congressional Democrats voiced fear that job cuts would embolden tax evaders.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Feeling emboldened, the Israeli military has also proposed a far-reaching plan to reoccupy Gaza, and Netanyahu’s ultra-right-wing partners are more brazenly advancing a proposal to expel most of Gaza’s inhabitants.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
Their absence empowers and emboldens Russia and China.
—Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
The reaction emboldened us to go forward and play Payakan at the very highest level.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Feeling emboldened, the Israeli military has also proposed a far-reaching plan to reoccupy Gaza, and Netanyahu’s ultra-right-wing partners are more brazenly advancing a proposal to expel most of Gaza’s inhabitants.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
Their absence empowers and emboldens Russia and China.
—Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
The reaction emboldened us to go forward and play Payakan at the very highest level.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embolden
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“Embolden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embolden. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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