embolden
VerbUS[em-bohl-duhn]/ɛmˈboʊldən/3 syllables
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Em·bold′en transitive verb [past tense & past participle Emboldened; present participle & verbal noun Emboldening.]
To give boldness or courage to; to encourage. William Shakespeare
The self-conceit which emboldened him to undertake this dangerous office.— Sir Walter Scott
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54