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bolden

Syllables: bold·enUK/ˈbəʊld(ə)n/US/ˈboʊld(ə)n/

bolden verb: synonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”).

Verb

bolden (third-person singular simple present boldens, present participle boldening, simple past and past participle boldened)

  1. (dialectal, transitive, obsolete except UK) Synonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”).
    Synonyms:
    embolden

Proper noun capitalized: Bolden

Bolden (plural Boldens)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of bolden

Forms of bolden

Verb
third-person singular presentboldens
present participleboldening
past participleboldened
pastboldened
Proper noun
pluralBoldens

Origin of bolden

From bold + -en.

Words formed from bolden

Words that rhyme with bolden

Questions about bolden

What does bolden mean?
Bolden means synonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”).
What part of speech is bolden?
Bolden can be a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bolden?
Bolden is pronounced /ˈbəʊld(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the past tense of bolden?
The past tense of bolden is boldened.

Words near bolden in the dictionary

  1. bold stars
  2. bold-faced
  3. bold-hearted
  4. boldacious
  5. bolded
  6. bolden
  7. boldened
  8. boldening
  9. boldenone
  10. boldenone undecylenate
  11. boldens

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