"bolden" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From bold + -en.",
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        "Synonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”)."
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          "embolden",
          "embolden#English"
        ],
        [
          "render",
          "render#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "bolder",
          "bold#Adjective"
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          "courageous",
          "courageous"
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        "(transitive, obsolete except UK, dialectal) Synonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”)."
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      "rhymes": "-əʊldən"
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  ],
  "word": "bolden"
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          "render",
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          "bolder",
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