embolden

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten.
2. verb To format (text) in boldface.

Similar words

hearten cheer recreate encourage promote imbolden bolden bold bield braven

Often followed by

the them me him us and a his her those

Word family

emboldened emboldening emboldens