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Verb: embolden  im'bówl-d(u)n or em'bówl-d(u)n
  1. Give encouragement to
    "If we do indulge in peace discussion, they tell us, we shall merely embolden the enemy";
    - cheer, hearten, recreate

Derived forms: emboldens, emboldening, emboldened

Type of: encourage