Definition
To make someone feel brave or confident; to give courage to do something difficult or risky.
Etymology
From prefix 'em-' plus 'bold,' meaning to make bold or give boldness to. The '-en' suffix emphasizes the causative transformation from bold into the verb form.
Kelly Says
A single word of encouragement can 'embolden' someone to try something they were terrified of—which is why mentors and supporters are so powerful; they're literally giving courage to people who thought they didn't have any.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነገር
en-de ne-ger
BNবাংলা
উৎসাহিত করা
ut-sa-a-hit kor-a
CSČeština
odvážit
od-va-zhit
DEDeutsch
verstärken
fer-shtaer-ken
ELΕλληνικά
νουθετήσει
noo-the-te-sei
ESEspañol
a animar
a a-nee-mar
FISuomi
rohkaista
roh-kais-taa
FRFrançais
encourager
ahn-koo-ra-zher
GUGU
શક્તિ આપવી
shak-ti a-pa-vi
HIहिन्दी
साहस देना
sa-has de-na
HUMagyar
megerősít
me-ger-os-sit
IDBahasa Indonesia
memberani
mem-be-ra-ni
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re i-ke
ITItaliano
invigorire
in-vig-o-ree-re
KKKK
жеңістік
je-n-i-st-ik
KO한국어
용기를 북돋다
yong-gi-reul bok-do-da
MRMR
साहस देणे
sa-has de-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
memberani
mem-be-ra-ni
NLNederlands
vermoedigen
ver-moy-di-gen
PLPolski
odważnić
o-dwa-z-nic
PTPortuguês
encorajar
en-ko-ra-jar
RORomână
a încuraja
a in-koo-ra-ja
RUРусский
осмелить
osme-lit
SWKiswahili
kupaza
koo-pa-za
TAதமிழ்
த Courage
tha-ku-ra-zh
TEతెలుగు
నిశ్చయతను కలిగించు
ni-shcha-ya-tanu ka-li-gin-chu
TLTL
mapalakas
ma-pa-la-kas
TRTürkçe
cesaretlendirmek
ce-sa-ret-len-dir-mek
UKУкраїнська
надихнути
na-dih-nu-tyi
VITiếng Việt
dũng cảm
dung cam