different between embolden vs stimulate

English

Etymology

em- +? bold +? -en

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?b??ld?n/

  Rhymes: -??ld?n

Verb

embolden (third-person singular simple present emboldens, present participle emboldening, simple past and past participle emboldened)

1. (transitive) To render (someone) bolder or more courageous.
   • 2020, William H. Greene, Econometric Analysis, Pearson, p. 334

     The author lamented that the power of techniques involving instrumental variables and natural experiments to uncover causal relationships had emboldened economists to venture into areas far from their traditional expertise [...].

2. (transitive) To encourage, inspire, or motivate.
3. (transitive, typography) To format text in boldface.

   Synonym: boldface

Translations

References

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stimul?tus, perfect passive participle of stimul? (“goad on”), from Latin stimulus (“goad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?mj?le?t/

Verb

stimulate (third-person singular simple present stimulates, present participle stimulating, simple past and past participle stimulated)

1. To encourage into action.

2. To arouse an organism to functional activity.

Synonyms

• (encourage): encourage, induce, incite, provoke; see also Thesaurus:incite
• (arouse): animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk up; see also Thesaurus:enliven

Antonyms

• (arouse): de-energize, sedate, stifle

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• multiseat, mutilates, ultimates

Esperanto

Adverb

stimulate

1. present adverbial passive participle of stimuli

Latin

Verb

stimul?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of stimul?