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As gun owners, my husband and I understand that the Second Amendment is most at risk when a criminal or deranged person commits a gun crime. These acts only embolden those who oppose gun ownership. Promoting responsible gun laws protects the Second Amendment and reduces lives lost from guns.
Gabrielle Giffords

Meaning of "embolden" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EMBOLDEN

embolden  [ɪmˈbəʊldən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMBOLDEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Embolden is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb embolden in English.

WHAT DOES EMBOLDEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of embolden in the English dictionary

The definition of embolden in the dictionary is to encourage; make bold.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EMBOLDEN

PRESENT

Present
I embolden
you embolden
he/she/it emboldens
we embolden
you embolden
they embolden
Present continuous
I am emboldening
you are emboldening
he/she/it is emboldening
we are emboldening
you are emboldening
they are emboldening
Present perfect
I have emboldened
you have emboldened
he/she/it has emboldened
we have emboldened
you have emboldened
they have emboldened
Present perfect continuous
I have been emboldening
you have been emboldening
he/she/it has been emboldening
we have been emboldening
you have been emboldening
they have been emboldening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I emboldened
you emboldened
he/she/it emboldened
we emboldened
you emboldened
they emboldened
Past continuous
I was emboldening
you were emboldening
he/she/it was emboldening
we were emboldening
you were emboldening
they were emboldening
Past perfect
I had emboldened
you had emboldened
he/she/it had emboldened
we had emboldened
you had emboldened
they had emboldened
Past perfect continuous
I had been emboldening
you had been emboldening
he/she/it had been emboldening
we had been emboldening
you had been emboldening
they had been emboldening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will embolden
you will embolden
he/she/it will embolden
we will embolden
you will embolden
they will embolden
Future continuous
I will be emboldening
you will be emboldening
he/she/it will be emboldening
we will be emboldening
you will be emboldening
they will be emboldening
Future perfect
I will have emboldened
you will have emboldened
he/she/it will have emboldened
we will have emboldened
you will have emboldened
they will have emboldened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been emboldening
you will have been emboldening
he/she/it will have been emboldening
we will have been emboldening
you will have been emboldening
they will have been emboldening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would embolden
you would embolden
he/she/it would embolden
we would embolden
you would embolden
they would embolden
Conditional continuous
I would be emboldening
you would be emboldening
he/she/it would be emboldening
we would be emboldening
you would be emboldening
they would be emboldening
Conditional perfect
I would have embolden
you would have embolden
he/she/it would have embolden
we would have embolden
you would have embolden
they would have embolden
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been emboldening
you would have been emboldening
he/she/it would have been emboldening
we would have been emboldening
you would have been emboldening
they would have been emboldening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you embolden
we let´s embolden
you embolden
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to embolden
Past participle
emboldened
Present Participle
emboldening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMBOLDEN


Basildon
ˈbæzɪldən
beholden
bɪˈhəʊldən
Bolden
ˈbəʊldən
Eldon
ˈɛldən
gilden
ˈɡɪldən
golden
ˈɡəʊldən
gulden
ˈɡʊldən
gylden
ˈɡɪldən
holden
ˈhəʊldən
Maldon
ˈmɔːldən
milden
ˈmaɪldən
olden
ˈəʊldən
Selden
ˈsɛldən
soldan
ˈsəʊldən
Tilden
ˈtɪldən
unbeholden
ˌʌnbɪˈhəʊldən
unwithholden
ˌʌnwɪðˈhəʊldən
Weldon
ˈwɛldən
Wimbledon
ˈwɪmbəldən
withholden
wɪðˈhəʊldən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMBOLDEN

embody
embog
embogue
emboil
emboitement
emboldener
embolectomies
embolectomy
emboli
embolic
embolies
embolisation
embolise
embolism
embolismal
embolismic
embolization
embolize
embolus
emboly

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMBOLDEN

Baden
burden
den
Dresden
Eden
forbidden
garden
Gulf of Aden
hidden
iron maiden
laden
Leiden
madden
maiden
Nidwalden
Obwalden
sudden
Sweden
Unterwalden
wooden

Synonyms and antonyms of embolden in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EMBOLDEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «embolden» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of embolden

Translation of «embolden» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMBOLDEN

Find out the translation of embolden to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of embolden from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «embolden» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

壮胆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

envalentonar
570 millions of speakers

English

embolden
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रोत्साहित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يشجع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ободрит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

embolden
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাহসী করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enhardir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Embolden
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ermutigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

つけあがらせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대담
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Embolden
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bạo dạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துணிந்துவிடலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रोत्साहन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüreklendirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

embolden
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ośmielić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підбадьорить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încuraja
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποθράσυνση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prikkel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

embolden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

embolden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of embolden

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBOLDEN»

The term «embolden» is normally little used and occupies the 119.397 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBOLDEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «embolden» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «embolden» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about embolden

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «EMBOLDEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word embolden.
1
Dennis Cardoza
If the United States were to cut and run from Iraq, we would send a message of weakness that would embolden our terrorist enemies across the globe. A failed Iraq would destabilize the entire region and undermine U.S. national security for decades to come.
2
Gabrielle Giffords
As gun owners, my husband and I understand that the Second Amendment is most at risk when a criminal or deranged person commits a gun crime. These acts only embolden those who oppose gun ownership. Promoting responsible gun laws protects the Second Amendment and reduces lives lost from guns.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMBOLDEN»

Discover the use of embolden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to embolden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
First Course-Keyboarding and Document Processing
Page 100 Recall the document stored under filename MARK. Embolden the letters CE each time they occur; inset the numbered items three character spaces , not five as previously asked for. Proofread (screenread) soft copy and, if necessary, ...
A. M. Drummond, Anne Coles-Mogford, 1995
2
Type and Typography
embolden. CAPS not caps SMALL CAPS nose add space C.2OOO close up transpose new para transpose lines run on take back now take over now 00 ON 765 I o. Paragraphs A paragraph is a unit of thought and as such, one needs to be ...
Phil Baines, Andrew Haslam, 2005
3
A Word a Week
To embolden someone is to inspire him or her with courage. When you are emboldened, you are given courage. You are made bold. When one is bold, one is brave and intrepid, and when one is emboldened, one is inspired to be bold, brave, ...
Ruth Foster, 1999
4
Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy: Caring for the Patient
EMBOLDEN I compared quetiapine and lithium with placebo in 802 patients with bipolar depression, and EMBOLDEN II compared quetiapine and paroxetine with placebo in 740 patients, with acute assessment of efficacy at eight weeks.
Hagop S. Akiskal, Mauricio Tohen, 2011
5
English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
TO ENCOURAGE, EMBOLDEN. To encourage is to give couragfi; and to embolden to make hold; the former im 1' g to action in general, the latter to that whic is more diflicult or dangerous: we are encouraged to persevere; the resolution is ...
George Crabb, 1826
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English synonymes, with copious illustrations and ...
TO ENCOURAGE, EMBOLDEN. To encourage is to give courage, and to embolden to make bold ; the former impelling to action in general, the latter to that which is more difficult or dangerous; we are encouraged to persevere; the resolution u ...
George Crabb, 1858
7
Les antipsychotiques : Les médicaments psychotropes
De plus, deux de ces études avaient un bras comparateur, pour l'une d'entre elles la paroxétine dans l'étude EMBOLDEN II [7], et pour l'autre le lithium dans l' étude EMBOLDEN I [15]. Dans EMBOLDEN I, la quétiapine (aux posologies de 300 ...
THOMAS Pierre, 2013
8
Essential Evidence-Based Psychopharmacology
active Study Events Total Quetiapine 300 mg BOLDER (bipolar l) 141 232 BOLDER (bipolar II) 64 118 Suppes 2010 87 133 EMBOLDEN l 175 255 EMBOLDEN II 153 229 Fixed effect model 967 Random effects model Quetiapine 600 mg ...
Dan Stein, Bernard Lerer, Stephen Stahl, 2012
9
Constructing International Security: Alliances, Deterrence, ...
The idea that alliances can embolden allies is not new. By “embolden,” I mean that alliance members are incited to behave more aggressively in crises with adversaries. Some theories argue that offensive commitments embolden like- minded ...
Brett V. Benson, 2012
10
Clinical Handbook for the Management of Mood Disorders
However, EMBOLDEN I found different results for a certain sub-group. Among those with rapid cycling, quetiapine was not superior to placebo, although the number of such subjects (n : 40) was small, limiting power. The second EMBOLDEN ...
J. John Mann, Patrick J. McGrath, Steven P. Roose, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMBOLDEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term embolden is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What to expect if Sunday's negotiations result in Greece leaving the …
... back their debts, it could create a ripple effect across Europe and would embolden Spain, Portugal, and possibly France to do the same thing. «Brookings Institution, Jul 15»
2
Iran deadline looming, New Joint Chiefs nominee on Middle East …
He warns that if the American military pulls back from the Middle East any more, it will embolden Iran to move in and taking over. Confirmation ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Treasury markets 'complacent' over Fed rate strategy
“If the Fed tightens and the long end actually comes down significantly, then it would embolden the Fed,” says Eric Stein of Eaton Vance. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
Campaigners call on Scots academic to apologise for describing …
... in politics, and in using gendered slurs like 'slut' is likely to embolden sexists and put women off standing up and having their voices heard. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
5
Complexity Curse Turns Into Blessing in NYSE Hours-Long Halt
... joins a series of high-profile breakdowns from Knight Trading's order deluge in August 2012 to the May 2010 flash crash that embolden critics ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
6
As homicides soar, St. Louis police complain about judges …
“It seems to embolden them to maintain that lifestyle,” he said. “What's being learned is that you may not get caught, and that's certainly not the ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
7
Future School Seeks Public Input
According to the release, Future School will be a “tuition-free, public school determined to embolden students to identify interests, cultivate ... «Times Record, Jul 15»
8
Turkey mulls Syria buffer zone: What's the trigger?
Ankara's main unease seems to be a possible Kurdish state or autonomous region in northern Syria, which could embolden Turkey's own ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
9
Meerkat's New Cameo And Co-Host Features Let You Add Friends …
Tap on the profile of a viewer and embolden them to view their stream. Alternatively, the viewer can notify another viewer via a tag and a ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
10
Pelican Bay Hunger Strike: Four Years and Still Fighting
The strike of 2011-2013 and the unity reflected by the coordinated action of 30,000 prisoners will continue to embolden those at the center of ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»

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