embolden : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: embolden	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for embolden
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
embolden v give encouragement to [syn: cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden] Antonym(s): dishearten, put off
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Embolden \Em*bold"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emboldened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emboldening}.] To give boldness or courage to; to encourage. --Shak. The self-conceit which emboldened him to undertake this dangerous office. --Sir W. Scott.