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im-BOHLD-uh-n/ɪmˈbəʊldən/

To embolden is to give someone more courage or confidence: embolden the board, emboldened by a slide. Bold (already in the dictionary) is the adjective; a vision deck does not name a spare.

Meaning

To give someone more courage or confidence (from bold, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “A vision slide may embolden the board; it does not name the spare.”
• “Encourage is everyday. Hearten is the close twin. A slide is comms. A name on the log is cover. Write the name; then screen the vision if the sitting still stands.”

Good to know

Give courage or confidence. Adjective: bold (already in the dictionary). A vision slide ≠ cover.

Near in meaning

encourage, hearten, steel

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