bolden

English edit

Etymology edit

From bold +‎ -en.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊld(ə)n/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊld(ə)n/
Rhymes: -əʊldən
Hyphenation: bold‧en

Verb edit

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

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

Anagrams edit

blonde, bolned

Danish edit

Noun edit

bolden c

definite singular of bold

Northern Sami edit

Pronunciation edit

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpoːlːten/

Verb edit

bōlden

first-person singular past indicative of boaldit

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