Definition of Boldens

1. Verb. (third-person singular of bolden) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boldens

1. bolden [v] - See also: bolden

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boldens

bola tie
bolar
bolas
bolases
bold
bold-faced
bold eagle
bold face
bolded
bolden
boldened
boldening
boldenone
boldenone undecylenate
boldens (current term)
bolder
boldest
boldface
boldfaced
boldfaces
boldfacing
boldhead
boldin
boldine
boldine dimethyl ether
bolding
boldlier
boldly
boldly go where no man has gone before

Literary usage of Boldens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1729)
"... of their Husbands, em- • boldens me to apply to you at this Time. 1 am a •Shop-keeper, and tho' but a young Man, 1 find by Ex• Affairs in any tolerable ..."

2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1862)
"... interest any human creature boldens them to submit the first could be supposed to take in the utterances of the muse to its great motives which induced ..."

3. Crabb's English Synonyms by George. Crabb (1917)
"Success encourages; the chance of escaping danger em- boldens. All these terms denote an unauthorized procedure; but the first two designate gentle or ..."

4. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"boldens the slaves to give themselves airs, and renders the task of governing them almost impracticable.1 form for the city—Temples in the contre—No walla ..."

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