Hypertext Webster Gateway: "emboldened"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Embolden \Em*bold"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emboldened}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Emboldening}.]
To give boldness or courage to; to encourage. --Shak.
The self-conceit which emboldened him to undertake this
dangerous office. --Sir W.
Scott.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
emboldened
adj : made bold or courageous
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