embolster en · VERB
Etymology
From em- + bolster.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To prop up or support, as with a bolster; shore up
The argument is embolstered by emphasizing that the right and mode of termination in the Taiwan case was pursuant to the text of the treaty itself.
1979, Treaty Termination: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| embolstered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| embolstered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| embolstering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| imbolster | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| embolsters | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |