1. made bold or courageous; encouraged to act with confidence
Usage: often used in passive constructions or as a past participle adjective

1. to make bold; to give courage or confidence to
Usage: past tense and past participle of 'imbolden'; less common variant of 'embolden'

Examples

• The team was imboldened by their recent victory and played with renewed confidence.
• Her success imboldened her to pursue even more ambitious goals.
• The protesters, imboldened by growing public support, continued their demonstrations.
• He felt imboldened to speak up during the meeting after receiving encouragement from colleagues.
• The young artist was imboldened by the positive feedback from the gallery owner.
• Their imboldened attitude helped them overcome the initial obstacles.
• The discovery imboldened scientists to investigate further into the phenomenon.