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Princeton's WordNet

  1. emboldenedadjective

    made bold or courageous

Wiktionary

  1. emboldenedadjective

    Having been made bold.

    They were emboldened by their great feat.

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  1. emboldened

    Emboldened refers to someone or something that is given the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way. It involves instilling a sense of bravery, audacity, or fearlessness. This can be an effect or result from encouragement, support, or a boost in self-assurance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Emboldened

    of Embolden

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of emboldened in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of emboldened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of emboldened in a Sentence

  1. David Harris:

    Do police officers feel under siege? Yes, they do feel that way. I've heard a lot of them say that, but there's no evidence of the so-called Ferguson effect -- that police are hesitating to do their jobs -- or that criminals are being emboldened by the rhetoric. They're not doing their jobs any differently. The job is harder in the last year, but they aren't just lying down.

  2. Matthew Pottinger:

    Our national security was harmed in a different way by the sixth of January and that is, I think it emboldened our enemies by helping give them ammunition to feed a narrative that our system of government doesn’t work, that the United States is in decline, china, the Putin regime in Russia, Tehran, they’re fond of pushing those kinds of narratives – and by the way, they’re wrong.

  3. Cinzia Bianco:

    We have to acknowledge Saudi Arabia expects an escalation in Yemen after the nuclear deal is signed, saudi Arabia is trying to do anything they can... to be more ready to confront an escalation on several regional fronts led by an emboldened Iran.

  4. The US:

    There is a solid global understanding that Huawei Rotating gear is not only leading the industry, but is essential to the future of 5G, it seems that while there was initial acceptance of the The US warnings of' threats,' that as the campaign has worn on, there is more and more skepticism. And this has emboldened Huawei Rotating yet further.

  5. Donald Trump on Monday:

    So the other day he said it like, well, he doesn't know. And now, I guess he feels a little bit emboldened, he must be careful with what he says.

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