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Definition: BOLDENED

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Of Bolden.[Websters].
Verb Past Tense 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb bolden.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(bolden)
1. To make bold; to encourage; to embolden.[Websters].
2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: boldening, boldened, boldens, boldener, boldeners, boldeningly and boldenedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Boldened" is a common misspelling or typo for: broadened, blended, bordered, burdened, bodied.

Date "Boldened" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1534. (references)

Definition: BOLDENED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Of Bolden.[Websters].
Verb Past Tense1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb bolden.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(bolden)
1. To make bold; to encourage; to embolden.[Websters].
2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: boldening, boldened, boldens, boldener, boldeners, boldeningly and boldenedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "BOLDENED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1534. (references)

Specialty Definition: bolden

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] To make bold; to give confidence. This is nearly disused; being superseded by embolden. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: bolden

ExpressionsDefinition
Elizabeth BoldenElizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden (born August 15, 1890 in Somerville, Tennessee) was verified in April 2005 as having been the oldest documented resident of the United States since the death of Emma Verona Johnston the previous December. She is four weeks older than Bettie Wilson, who had previously been the oldest known American. She became the oldest living person in the world when Hendrikje van Andel died on August 30, 2005. (references)
Juran BoldenJuran Bolden (born June 27, 1974) is a American football defensive back playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (references)
Ruth BoldenRuth Bolden (1910 - 2004) was a library founder and civil rights worker. She was educated at Stillman College and received her master’s degree in library sciences from Atlanta University. She helped found what would become the Weaver-Bolden Branch Library (part of the Tuscaloosa Public Library system) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which is now named in honor of her and of Dr. George Weaver. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: bolden

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Buddy Bolden15   Bolden Reush Harrison8
Elizabeth Bolden13   Buddy Bolden15
Sandra Bolden Cunningham11   Edgar Bolden7
Bolden Reush Harrison8   Elizabeth Bolden13
Mobile v. Bolden8   Jeanette Bolden3
Juran Bolden7   Juran Bolden7
Edgar Bolden7   Mobile v. Bolden8
Philip Bolden5   Philip Bolden5
Ruth Bolden5   Ruth Bolden5
Jeanette Bolden3   Sandra Bolden Cunningham11

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).