Antonyms for embolden
ɛmˈboʊl dənem·bold·en

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1. emboldenverb

   Synonyms:
   boldface

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1. embolden

   Abet and instigate are now used almost without exception in a bad sense; one may incite either to good or evil. One incites or instigates to the doing of something not yet done, or to increased activity or further advance in the doing of it; one abets by giving sympathy, countenance, or substantial aid to the doing of that which is already projected or in process of commission. Abet and instigate apply either to persons or actions, incite to persons only; one incites a person to an action. A clergyman will advocate the claims of justice, aid the poor, encourage the despondent, support the weak, uphold the constituted authorities; but he will not incite to a quarrel, instigate a riot, or abet a crime. The originator of a crime often instigates or incites others to abet him in it, or one may instigate or incite others to a crime in the commission of which he himself takes no active part. Compare HELP.

   Antonyms:
   baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, deter, disapprove, disconcert, discourage, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstruct

   Synonyms:
   abet, advocate, aid, assist, countenance, encourage, incite, instigate, promote, sanction, support, uphold

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1. • Encourage

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1. cheer, hearten, recreate, emboldenverb

   give encouragement to

   Synonyms:
   recreate, vivify, jolly up, play, root on, reanimate, hearten, urge, renovate, cheer up, exhort, barrack, urge on, revivify, pep up, chirk up, animate, repair, revive, inspire, jolly along, quicken, cheer

How to use embolden in a sentence?

1. Alan Dershowitz:

   I think President Donald Trump's President Donald Trump and President Donald Trump knows President Donald Trump can't win this election without the alt right -- without getting people to vote for him, whose views President Donald Trump disapproves of. But President Donald Trump hasn't had the courage to really stand up to the alt right in the way President Donald Trump should, there is a kind of fascist mentality in the world today. I don't worry that President Donald Trump will try to govern that way. I do worry that President Donald Trump will embolden and strengthen some of the fascist elements in our society.

2. Philip Davidson:

   The military balance in the Indo-Pacific is becoming more unfavorable for the United States and our allies, with this imbalance, we are accumulating risk that may embolden China to unilaterally change the status quo before our forces may be able to deliver an effective response.

3. Maryam Rajavi:

   The time has come for the European Union to take action. Silence and inaction under whatever pretext will only embolden the mullahs’ regime to continue its crimes and terrorism.

4. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda:

   We find ourselves in a stalemate that can only embolden perpetrators to continue their brutality, what is needed is a dramatic shift in this council's approach to arresting Darfur suspects.

5. Maureen Ohlhausen:

   Arming the FTC staff with this sweeping new policy statement is likely to embolden them to explore the limits of unfair methods of competition, i fear this will ultimately lead to more, not less uncertainty.

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