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- [meyk bohld]
- /meɪk boʊld/
- /meɪk bəʊld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyk bohld]
- /meɪk boʊld/
Definitions of make bold words
- verb with object make bold to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 1
- verb with object make bold to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
- verb with object make bold to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
- verb with object make bold to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
- verb with object make bold to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
- verb with object make bold to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1
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Origin of make bold
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen
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Parts of speech for Make bold
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make bold popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make bold
verb make bold
- undertake — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
- attempt — If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
- presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- stake — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
- hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
Antonyms for make bold
verb make bold
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
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