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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