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embolden

[ em-bohl-dn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage.


embolden

/ ɪ³¾Ëˆ²úəʊ±ô»åÉ™²Ô /

verb

  1. tr to encourage; make bold
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of embolden1

First recorded in 1495–1505; em- 1 + bold + -en 1
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The Trump administration will undoubtedly be emboldened to engage in unlawful, vindictive defunding of other universities, and now it will be politically harder for the next university to fight back.

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He's emboldened by the current international climate of having an ally in the White House and of Turkey's importance to everything from Ukraine to Syria.

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Just like Musk’s Twitter layoffs gave the tech industry cover to purge their own workforces, so too has Trump’s re-ascendence emboldened them to reassert their authority over their ‘activist’ employees.

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But talks to end the war haven’t gained traction, and many sense that Israel’s ultra-right-wing government, emboldened by Trump’s return, wants to resume fighting.

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An emboldened president and his allies have launched a vigorous campaign to use levers of government to intimidate an increasingly fragmented and polarized media, experts say.

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