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embolden

/ɪmˈbəʊldən/verb

उच्चारण इम्बोल्डन

साहस देना, हिम्मत बढ़ाना

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    [T] ~ sb (to do sth) formal

    to make somebody feel braver or more confident

    साहस देना, हिम्मत बढ़ाना

    • Success emboldened her to try harder exams.
    • Radhika's first prize emboldened her to speak in front of the whole school.
    • The cheering crowd emboldened the young speaker to continue.
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    • Early success emboldened the team to attempt a harder target.
    • His teacher's kind words emboldened him to ask the question he had been afraid of.

    Synonyms encourage hearten inspire strengthen cheer

    Opposite discourage dishearten intimidate deter

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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em·bold·en

?Which word?

Keep the give-courage words together: embolden, encourage, hearten, inspire, fortify (make stronger).

साहस देने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: embolden, encourage, hearten, inspire, fortify (मज़बूत करना)।

§Grammar and usage

Keep the em-/en- verbs: embolden, empower, embitter (make bitter), endanger, enrich, enlarge.

Em-/en- verbs याद रखिए: embolden, empower, embitter (कड़वा बनाना), endanger, enrich, enlarge।