Crossword-Solution: EMBOLDEN
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Embolden | v. t. | To give boldness or courage to; to encourage. |
We have 17 clues for the answer “EMBOLDEN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| encourage (someone) | 1 answer |
| Make brave | 1 answer |
| ENCOURAGE to do | 1 answer |
| Give encouragement to | 2 answers |
| Give courage | 2 answers |
| Give confidence to | 3 answers |
| Give courage to | 4 answers |
| enhearten | 5 answers |
| make bold | 8 answers |
| BUCK up | 19 answers |
| Reassure | 19 answers |
| Abet | 47 answers |
| Hearten | 52 answers |
| Animate | 73 answers |
| Incite | 76 answers |
| Encourage | 88 answers |
| Cheer | 89 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EAERT
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with EMBOLDEN (5)
His chances seemed slight to embolden Our hearts; but, with teeth firmly set, We thought, 'Now or never! The old 'un May reckon with some of 'em yet.' Then loud rose the war-cry for Pardon; He swept like the wind down the dip, And over the rise by the garden, The jockey was done with the whip The field were at sixes and sevens -- The pace at the first had been fast -- And hope seemed to drop from the heavens, For Pardon was coming at last.
Will Nature teach them the mystery of a plate of turtle-soup? Will she embolden them to attack a haunch of venison? Will she initiate them into the merits of a Parisian pasty, imported by the last steamer that ever crossed the Atlantic? Will she not, rather, bid them turn with disgust from fish, fowl, and flesh, which, to their pure nostrils, steam with a loathsome odor of death and corruption?—Food? The bill of fare contains nothing which they recognize as such.
Partly by the indiscretion of the mechanic, who had sought to embolden himself (like Lady Macbeth) with liquor for his somewhat dreadful task, the story leaked immediately out and raised a very general, or I might say almost universal, reprobation.
And just one thing more—perhaps I ought not to ask you, but you have such nice kind eyes, you embolden one to make daring requests, would you send me the recipe for those lovely chestnut-and-chicken-liver sandwiches? I know the ingredients of course, but it’s the proportions that make such a difference—just how much liver to how much chestnut, and what amount of red pepper and other things.
Had this trait been related of a great man and a hero, it would irresistibly excite our admiration; but the character of this prince leaves us in doubt whether this moderation ought to be ascribed to a noble self-command, or to the littleness of a weak mind, which even good fortune could not embolden, and liberty itself could not strip of its habituated fetters.
Quotes with EMBOLDEN (3)
There is an exemplary pillar of inner strength within you. Acknowledge it to embolden it to grow.
When feminists create “safe spaces” for adult women... I seriously question why any woman would identify as a feminist. Feminists literally treat adult women like three year olds. How does this empower you to make smart choices about your life? How does this embolden you to go after what you want?.... If feminists followed the dictionary, they wouldn’t fear #Women Against Feminism and work so desperately to exclude them from the conversation about gender and equality. They wo…
It is the power of questions that embolden us and keep us as expectant children, all the while developing the power of human consciousness.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, USA TODAY.
Used 5 times in crossword archives (1989–2023).