/ ɪmˈbəʊldən; NAmE -ˈboʊl-/ verb
1.
[ usually passive ] ( formal ) to make sb feel braver or more confident :
[ vn ]
Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her.
[ vn to inf ]
With such a majority, the administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies.
2.
[ vn ] ( technical ) to make a piece of text appear in bold print