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Definition of Boldens
1. bolden [v] - See also: bolden
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boldens
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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