embolden , also: imbolden

"They have become emboldened after we let them go last time."

Emboldened by the fact that the door is still open, I press on.

The results have emboldened Republicans to do more of the same in 2002.

It is easy to see why Democrats are so emboldened.

He said the opposition members were also emboldened by their support from the Bush administration.

Still, for the first time I felt emboldened to make some demands of my own.

As if emboldened by her example, some of the others cautiously did the same.

But the publicity has emboldened other women to come forward.

Emboldened by his example, the others began giving protest, too.

Emboldened he stepped out from behind cover and started forward.

"Maybe many years with no consequences emboldened them," he told me.

They are emboldened by a recent verdict against a management company.

What's more, the critics were emboldened by a taste of early blood.

As time passes, I feel emboldened by my new identity.

The champagne, though only a single glass, had emboldened him.

Any compliment to my mind emboldened me, so I continued.

Feeling suddenly emboldened, she leaned forward and took his hand.

Probably in no other place could they have felt emboldened to admit such a dark secret.

A new generation of law enforcement officials felt emboldened to take on the cases.

Community leaders felt emboldened to take on this new challenge by progress toward a single market.

When I saw him, he clearly seemed boosted if not emboldened by the support.

If he doesn't, they are emboldened by what can only be a sure sign of economic health.

As we have seen, the enemy has been emboldened in Iraq by this terrible administration.

Since the article, I've been emboldened to whistle even more, but that's not working either.

More questions rose in the dragon's mind, and he felt emboldened to speak.