bolden

From bold +‎ -en.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊld(ə)n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊld(ə)n/
• Rhymes: -əʊldən
• Hyphenation: bold‧en

bolden (third-person singular simple present boldens, present participle boldening, simple past and past participle boldened)

1. (transitive, obsolete except UK, dialectal) Synonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”).

• blonde, bolned

bolden c

1. definite singular of bold

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpoːlːten/

bōlden

1. first-person singular past indicative of boaldit