VERB | emotion | embolden, cheer, hearten, recreate | give encouragement to |
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Sounds | ehmbow'ldahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | Give encouragement to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The good news will embolden her | |
Synonyms | cheer, hearten, recreate | |
Narrower | take heart, buck up | gain courage |
Broader | encourage | inspire with confidence |
Opposite | dishearten, put off | take away the enthusiasm of |
Spanish | alegrar, alentar, animar, dar ánimos, envalentonar, recrear | |
Catalan | alegrar-se, alegrar, animar, encoratjar, envalentir, reanimar-se |
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