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
- 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
- advance
- adventure
- assay
- attempt
- be bold
- bet
- brave
- challenge
- chance
- dare
- dare say
- defy
- endanger
- endeavor
- essay
- experiment
- expose
- feel
- front
- gamble
- get down
- go ahead
- go out on a limb
- go so far
- grope
- have a fling at
- have the audacity
- hazard
- imperil
- impose
- infringe
- intrude
- jeopardize
- lay open
- make a stab at
- make bold
- operate
- play for
- play the market
- pluck up
- presume
- put in jeopardy
- put up
- risk
- run the risk
- speculate
- stake
- stick one's neck out
- take a chance
- take a crack at
- take a flyer
- take a plunge
- take heart
- try
- try one's hand
- try out
- undertake
- venture
- volunteer
- wager
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