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bolden

verb
/ˈbəʊld(ə)n/UK/ˈboʊld(ə)n/US

Etymology

From bold + -en.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. inherited from *balþaz✻ — “strong, bold”
  3. inherited from *balþ✻
  4. inherited from bald
  5. inherited from bold
  6. suffixed as bolden — “bold + en”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”).

  2. A surname.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA