embolden
to encourage someone
TRANSLATION
embolden = jmd. ermutigen --- GOOGLE INDEX embolden: approximately 300,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Today's Supreme Court decision allowing Maine to move ahead with a drug discount program is likely to EMBOLDEN other states considering ways to make prescription drugs more affordable to their citizens, health policy experts and state officials said.
(New York Times)
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The lure of a hefty financial reward can EMBOLDEN angry but terrified employees with the necessary courage to inform on the fraudulent activities of a boss or co-worker.
(The Guardian)
(New York Times)
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The lure of a hefty financial reward can EMBOLDEN angry but terrified employees with the necessary courage to inform on the fraudulent activities of a boss or co-worker.
(The Guardian)
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embolden
verb
- Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something
(Oxford Dictionaries)
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Embolden is an interesting construction that uses the adjective bold as the base word. It is turned into a verb by adding -em as a prefix and -en a suffix. The prefix -em means "in, into" and the suffix -en is merely used to convert the adjective into a verb.
Bold itself stems from the Old English beald (West Saxon) and bald (Anglian), meaning confident, strong or courageous and further from the Proto-Germanic balthaz. Different forms of bold are found in names such as Theobald, Leopold, Baldwin and Archibald.
Theobald for instance translates literally to "brave people" (Theo = the Latinised form of a Germanic word meaning "of the people" + bald = bold). Leopold likely refers to the Latin Leo (lion) + pold, another outdated form of bold. Baldwin literally means "bold friend" (Bald = bold + wini = friend). Although Baldwin and its various forms have been used as given names, it is normally a surname in English.
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SYNONYMS
boost, buoy, encourage, energize, goad, inspire, invigorate, motivate, push, rally, spur, stimulate, urge
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Rising home prices emboldened a lot of people to consider selling their houses."
verb
- Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something
(Oxford Dictionaries)
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Embolden is an interesting construction that uses the adjective bold as the base word. It is turned into a verb by adding -em as a prefix and -en a suffix. The prefix -em means "in, into" and the suffix -en is merely used to convert the adjective into a verb.
Bold itself stems from the Old English beald (West Saxon) and bald (Anglian), meaning confident, strong or courageous and further from the Proto-Germanic balthaz. Different forms of bold are found in names such as Theobald, Leopold, Baldwin and Archibald.
Theobald for instance translates literally to "brave people" (Theo = the Latinised form of a Germanic word meaning "of the people" + bald = bold). Leopold likely refers to the Latin Leo (lion) + pold, another outdated form of bold. Baldwin literally means "bold friend" (Bald = bold + wini = friend). Although Baldwin and its various forms have been used as given names, it is normally a surname in English.
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SYNONYMS
boost, buoy, encourage, energize, goad, inspire, invigorate, motivate, push, rally, spur, stimulate, urge
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Rising home prices emboldened a lot of people to consider selling their houses."
