Antonyms for make bold


Grammar : Verb
Spell : meyk
Phonetic Transcription : meɪk


Definition of make bold

Origin :
  • Old English beald (West Saxon), bald (Anglian) "bold, brave, confident, strong," from Proto-Germanic *balthaz (cf. Old High German bald "bold, swift," in names such as Archibald, Leopold, Theobald; Gothic balþei "boldness;" Old Norse ballr "frightful, dangerous"), perhaps from PIE *bhol-to- suffixed form of *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole).
  • Of flavors (coffee, etc.) from 1829. The noun meaning "those who are bold" is from c.1300. Old French and Provençal baut "bold," Italian baldo "bold, daring, fearless" are Germanic loan-words.
  • As in presume : verb dare; take the liberty
  • As in venture : verb take a chance
  • As in dare : verb take a risk; be courageous
Example sentences :
  • And if ever I go where Pliny is, I, a whaleman (more than he was), will make bold to tell him so.
  • Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
  • "Bill," said the stranger, in a voice that I thought he had tried to make bold and big.
  • Extract from : « Treasure Island » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • We make bold to affirm that it was both—both historical and mythical.
  • Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
  • You'll excuse me, Mr. Fenwick; but I'll just make bold to say as much as that.
  • Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope
  • I was going to make bold to come to Prince's Gate, and ask you to come to see him.
  • Extract from : « How It All Came Round » by L. T. Meade
  • As I feel certain that you and I are old friends, I make bold to answer for you—yes.
  • Extract from : « The Young Voyageurs » by Mayne Reid
  • This has happened so often that I make bold to found a law upon it.
  • Extract from : « The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Yes, Mr. Dean, we'll make bold to trouble you with a letter.
  • Extract from : « The Journal to Stella » by Jonathan Swift
  • On the present occasion I make bold to present myself in this unamiable capacity.
  • Extract from : « Mushroom Culture » by W. Robinson
  • May I make bold to enquire what business has brought you here?
  • Extract from : « Old Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in Five Staves. » by Charles A. Scott

Synonyms for make bold

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