Em‐bold″en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Emboldened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Emboldening (?).] To give boldness or courage to; to encourage. Shak.
The self-conceit which emboldened him to undertake this dangerous office. Sir W. Scott.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.