Meaning & use
embolden
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to give someone the courage or confidence to do something.
See it in a sentence
Her early success emboldened her to take on even riskier projects.
The team's first win emboldened them for the rest of the season.
A note on using this word
Often used in the passive ('was emboldened by') to describe how a person's confidence grew because of an event.
Words with a similar meaning
encourageempower
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Words with an opposite meaning
discourageintimidate
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