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embolden

 
(ĕm-bōl'dən) pronunciation
tr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To foster boldness or courage in; encourage. See synonyms at encourage.


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verb

    To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to: animate, cheer (on), encourage, inspire, inspirit, motivate. See help/harm/harmless.


v

Definition: give courage
Antonyms: discourage, dishearten

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre modig, opildne, skifte til fede typer

Nederlands (Dutch)
moed geven

Français (French)
v. tr. - enhardir qn (à faire qch), (Typ) imprimer en gras

Deutsch (German)
v. - ermutigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενθαρρύνω, εμψυχώνω, μαυρίζω (κείμενο), κάνω εντονότερο

Italiano (Italian)
incoraggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - encorajar

Русский (Russian)
ободрять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cambiar la letra a negrita

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppmuntra, byta till tjock stilfont/teckensnitt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使大胆, 使有勇气

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使大膽, 使有勇氣

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 글자체를 굵게 바꾸다, 용기를 주다, 대담하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 励ます, 勇気づける, 励まして…させる, 大胆にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجرئ, يشجع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיזק, עודד, אימץ‬


 
 
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