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embolden

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to give someone the courage or confidence to act

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The early victory emboldened the protesters to press their demands.

Synonyms
encourageheartengalvanize
Antonyms
discouragedisheartenintimidate

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The naturalist warned that the alpine bloom was blank, a spectacle of color that would vanish within days of the thaw, leaving no trace by midsummer.

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Embolden (verb) means to give someone the courage or confidence to act
Here is embolden used in an example sentence: "The early victory emboldened the protesters to press their demands."
Common synonyms for embolden include encourage, hearten, galvanize.
Antonyms of embolden include discourage, dishearten, intimidate.
Embolden is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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