emboldened

Adjective
US[em-bohl-duhnd]/ɛmˈboʊldənd/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. made bold or courageousOpposite timidSimilar bold
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“emboldened” is listed under Embolden.

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

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