Vocabulary
Emboldened
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something
Urdu meaning
حوصلے بلند، جرات دینا، ابھارنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Law enforcement`s growing impunity emboldened by prevailing political messages has made physical assaults on journalists commonplace.
- The Taliban, emboldened by shifting international dynamics, have even dropped the `interim` label from their official titles, posturing that they will not bow to external pressure.
- And it is precisely this pattern of hollow declarations that has emboldened Tel Aviv`s war machine.
- Emboldened by his complicit right-wing Indian hosts, Ambassador Reuven Azar sneered at Priyanka as Hindutva groups applauded him.
- Religious bigots, emboldened by the silence of the state andthe indifference of religious scholars, continue to act with impunity.
Synonyms
give courage, make brave/braver, encourage, hearten, strengthen, fortify
Antonyms
dishearten, discourage
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