Emboldened

Definition: Emboldened

Emboldened

Adjective

1. Made bold or courageous.

Date "emboldened" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Crosswords: Emboldened

Etymologies containing "emboldened": Embolden. (references)

"Emboldened" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 81.63% of the time. "Emboldened" is used about 49 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)	81.63%	40	54,274
Lexical Verb (past tense)	12.24%	6	143,867
Noun (proper)	6.12%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	49	N/A

Language		Translations for "emboldened"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
German		ermutigte (countenanced, elated, encouraged), ermutigt (elated, elatedly, elates, emboldens, encouraged, encourages). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		力強い (reassuring). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ちからづよい (reassuring). (various references)

Pig Latin		emboldeneday
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	1 Corinthians Chapter 8, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ean gar tiV idh se ton econta gnwsin en eidwleiw katakeimenon ouci h suneidhsiV autou asqenouV ontoV oikodomhqhsetai eiV to ta eidwloquta esqiein
Latin	405	Vulgate	Si enim quis viderit eum qui habet scientiam in idolio recumbentem nonne conscientia eius cum sit infirma aedificabitur ad manducandum idolothyta
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	For if ony man schal se hym, that hath kunnyng, etynge in a place where idols ben worschipid, whethir his conscience, sithen it is sijke, schal not be edified to ete thingis offrid to idols?
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	For yf some man se ye which hast knowledge sit at meate in the ydoles teple shall not the conscience of hym which is weake be boldened to eate those thinges which are offered vnto ye ydole?
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For if any man shall see thee, who hast knowledge, sit eating in the idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images?
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	1 Corinthians Chapter 8, Verse 10
Bulgarian	Нямаме ли право и ние, както другите апостоли, и братята на �"оспода и Кифа, да водим жена от сестрите?
Cebuano	Kay kon ikaw nga may kahibalo makita sa usa ka tawo nga ikaw nagalingkod tambong sa kan-anan sa sulod sa templo sa diosdios, dili ba siya lagmit nga madasig, kon mahuyang ang iyang kaisipan, sa pagkaon sa kalan-on nga gihalad ngadto sa mga diosdios?
Chinese	若有人見 � 這有知識的、在偶像的廟裡坐席、這人的良心、若是軟弱、豈不 �"� 膽去喫那祭偶像之物麼。
Croatian	Jer vidi li tko tebe koji imaš znanje za stolom u hramu idolskomu, neæe li se njegova savjest, jer je nejaka, "izgraditi" da jede žrtvovano idolima?
Danish	Thi dersom nogen ser dig, som har Kundskab, sidde til Bords i et Afgudshus, vil så ikke Samvittigheden hos den, som er skrøbelig, blive opbygget til at spise Afgudsofferkødet?
Dutch	Want zo iemand u, die de kennis hebt, ziet in der afgoden tempel aanzitten, zal het geweten deszelven, die zwak is, niet gestijfd worden, om te eten de dingen, die den afgoden geofferd zijn?
Finnish	Sillä jos joku näkee sinun, jolla on tieto, aterioivan epäjumalan huoneessa, eikö hänen omatuntonsa, kun hän on heikko, vahvistu epäjumalille uhratun syömiseen?
French	Car, si quelqu`un te voit, toi qui as de la connaissance, assis � table dans un temple d`idoles, sa conscience, � lui qui est faible, ne le portera-t-elle pas � manger des viandes sacrifiées aux idoles?
German	Denn so dich, der du die Erkenntnis hast, jemand sähe zu Tische sitzen im Götzenhause, wird nicht sein Gewissen, obwohl er schwach ist, ermutigt, das Götzenopfer zu essen?
Haitian Creole	Si yon moun ki gen konsyans li fèb wè ou, ou menm ki gen konesans, ap manje nan yon kay zidòl, sa ka ankouraje l' pou l' manje vyann bèt yo ofri bay zidòl.
Hungarian	Mert ha valaki meglát téged, a kinek ismereted van, hogy a bálványtemplomnál vendégeskedel, annak lelkiismerete, mivelhogy erõtelen, nem arra indíttatik-é, hogy megegye a bálványáldozatot?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Maksud saya begini: Seandainya Saudara, yang punya keyakinan yang kuat, sedang duduk makan di kuil berhala. Kemudian seseorang melihat Saudara duduk makan di situ. Kalau keyakinan orang itu tidak kuat, bukankah itu akan membuat orang itu berani makan makanan yang sudah diberi kepada berhala itu?
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Karena jikalau seorang memandang engkau yang berpengetahuan itu, duduk makan di dalam rumah berhala, tiadakah perasaan hatinya yang lemah itu menjadi berani hendak makan makanan yang dipersembahkan kepada berhala?
Italian	Se uno infatti vede te, che hai la scienza, stare a convito in un tempio di idoli, la coscienza di quest'uomo debole non sar� forse spinta a mangiare le carni immolate agli idoli?
Korean	지 식 있 �" 네 가 우 상 의 집 에 앉 아 먹 �" 것 을 누 구 �" 지 보 면 그 약 한 자 �"� 의 양 심 이 담 � � 을 얻 어 어 찌 우 상 의 � � 물 을 먹 게 되 지 않 � 느 냐
Latvian	Jo ja kâds redzçs to, kam ir sapraðana, elku namâ piedalâmies mielastâ, vai tad tâ sirdsapziòa, bûdama vâja, nepamudinâs viòu çst elkupurus?
Maori	Ki te mea hoki ka kite tetahi i a koe, i te mea mohio, e noho ana ki te aki i roto i te temepara o te whakapakoko, e kore koia e kakama ake tona hinengaro, mehemea ia he ngoikore, e kakama ake ki te kai i nga mea e patua ana ma te whakapakoko?
Modern Greek	�"ιοτι εαν τις ιδη σε, τον εχοντα γνωσιν, οτι καθησαι εις τραπεζαν εντος ναου ειδωλων, δεν θελει ενθαρρυνθη η συνειδησις αυτου, ασθενουντος, εις το να τρωγη τα ειδωλοθυτα;
Norwegian	For dersom nogen ser dig som har kunnskap, sitte til bords i avgudshuset, vil da ikke samvittigheten hos ham som er skrøpelig, få dristighet til å ete avgudsofferet?
Portuguese	Porque, se alguém te vir a ti, que tens ciência, reclinado � mesa em templo de ídolos, não será induzido, sendo a sua consciência fraca, a comer das coisas sacrificadas aos ídolos?
Rumanian	Cqci dacq te vede cineva pe tine, care ai cunowtinyq, cq wezi la masq kntr`un templu de idoli, cugetul lui, care este slab, nu -l va kmpinge pe el sq mqnknce din lucrurile jertfite idolilor?
Russian	й�'П ЕУМЙ ЛФП-ОЙ�'Х�"Ш ХЧЙ�"ЙФ, ЮФП ФЩ, ЙНЕС ЪОБОЙЕ, УЙ�"ЙЫШ ЪБ УФПМПН Ч ЛБ� ЙЭЕ, ФП УПЧЕУФШ ЕЗП, ЛБЛ ОЕНПЭОПЗП, ОЕ ТБУ� ПМПЦЙФ МЙ Й ЕЗП ЕУФШ Й�"ПМПЦЕТФЧЕООПЕ?
Shuar	Iistá. Ameka neka asam ántar-yusa jeen wayam tura nui Yúakminkia ame yatsum nui Wáitmákchanpiash. Tura niisha itiurchat Enentáimiat ántar-yus susamun Yúashtimpiash.
Spanish	Porque si alguien te ve a ti que tienes conocimiento, sentado a la mesa en el lugar de los ídolos, ¿no es cierto que la conciencia del que es débil será estimulada a comer de lo sacrificado a los ídolos?
Swahili	Maana, mtu ambaye dhamiri yake ni dhaifu, akikuona wewe mwenye ujuzi unakula vyakula hivyo ndani ya hekalu la sanamu, je, hatatiwa moyo wa kula vyakula vilivyotambikiwa sanamu?
Swedish	Ty om någon får se dig, som har undfått "kunskap", ligga till bords i ett avgudahus, skall då icke hans samvete, om han är svag, därav "bliva uppbyggt" på det sätt att han äter köttet från avgudaoffer?
Thai	เพราะว่า ถ้าผู้ใ�"เห็นท่านที่มีความรู้เอนกายลงรับประทานในวิหารของรูปเคารพ จิตสำนึกผิ�"ชอบที่อ่อนของคนนั้น จะไม่เหิมขึ้นทำให้เขาบังอาจกินของที่ไ�"้บูชาแก่รูปเคารพนั้นหรือ
Ukrainian	Коли бо хто бачить тебе, маючого знання, як ти в ідольській божниці сидиш за столом, чи ж сумління його, бувши слабе, не буде спонукане їсти ідольські жертви?
Uma	Patuju-ku hewa tohe'i: Rapa' -na ria-ta to mpo'uli' monoto-mi nono-ta, ta'uli' uma moapa ngkoni' pongkoni' to rapopepue' hi pinotau. Jadi', hilou mpu'u-ta ngkoni' hi rala tomi pepuea' hi pinotau. Pai' ria hadua doo-ta mpohilo-ta ngkoni' hi ree. Hiaa' bo doo-ta tohe'ei, morara' -pidi nono-na ba ma'ala takoni' ba uma-di. Jadi', apa' nahilo-ta tohe'e-e, daho' lau wo'o-imi-hawo mpokoni' pongkoni' tetu.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Emboldened" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: emboldered, Femodene. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "emboldened" (pronounced embō"ldund)
4	-d u n d	abandoned, broadened, burdened, cordoned, gardened, hardened, overburdened, pardoned, saddened, unburdened, widened.
3	-u n d	aforementioned, aland, almond, apportioned, auctioned, auditioned, awakened, bargained, beckoned, blackened, bludgeoned, brightened, burgeoned, buttoned, captioned, cautioned, championed, chastened, cheapened, chickened, christened, commissioned, conditioned, cottoned, cushioned, dampened, darkened, decommissioned, deepened, destined, determined, diamond, dimensioned, disciplined, disheartened, disillusioned, dockland, Eland, emblazoned, engined, enlightened, enlivened, envisioned, errand, evened, examined, fashioned, fastened, fattened, flattened, frightened, functioned, Garland, garrisoned, glistened, happened, hastened, heartened, heightened, Highland, Holland, husband, illumined, imagined, impassioned, imprisoned, island, jettisoned, leavened, legend, lengthened, lessened, ligand, lightened, likened, listened, livened, loosened, malfunctioned, margined, mentioned, millisecond, moistened, moribund, motioned, nanosecond, Norland, occasioned, opened, optioned, orphaned, Osmund, partitioned, petitioned, poisoned, positioned, predestined, predetermined, prisoned, proportioned, propositioned, questioned, quickened, rationed, reasoned, reawakened, rechristened, reckoned, reconditioned, reexamined, reopened, repositioned, requisitioned, Reverend, ripened, ruined, sanctioned, seasoned, second, sectioned, sharpened, Shetland, shortened, sickened, siphoned, slackened, softened, soland, stationed, steepened, stiffened, stipend, straightened, strengthened, summoned, sweetened, thickened, thousand, threatened, tightened, toughened, unbuttoned, undetermined, unenlightened, unmentioned, unopened, unquestioned, unsanctioned, upland, vacationed, weakened, wizened, worsened.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-d-d-e-e-e-l-m-n-o"
	-2 letters: embolden.
	-3 letters: bedemen, blended, deboned, emended, modeled, needled.
	-4 letters: bended, bendee, blende, blonde, bonded, debone, deemed, demode, demoed, dolmen, meddle, melded, mended, mobled, molded, needed, needle, noddle, omened.
	-5 letters: bedel, bleed, blend, blond, boded, boned, deled, demob, demon, doled, domed, donee, embed, emend, ended, leben, lemon, leone, lobed, loden, melee, melon, model, monde, noble, olden.
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