Made brave or confident; having gained the courage to do something difficult or risky.
Past participle of 'embolden,' used as an adjective. The '-ed' ending marks both the past tense and adjective formation, describing a state of having received courage.
You can always tell when someone has been 'emboldened'—there's a visible change, a straightening of the spine, an eye contact they didn't make before; confidence is written all over them.
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