1. to give someone courage or confidence to do something

Examples

• The coach’s pep talk emboldened the team before the championship game.
• Her success in the first interview emboldened her to apply for better positions.
• The protesters were emboldened by the large turnout at their rally.
• His kind words emboldened me to share my creative writing with others.
• The positive feedback emboldened the young artist to display her work publicly.
• The victory emboldened the rebels to continue their resistance movement.