make bold

1. 1.

   take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

   “How dare you call my lawyer?”

   Synonymsdarepresume

   Broaderact

Questions about make bold

What does make bold mean?

make bold means "take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission".

What is another word for make bold?

Close synonyms include dare, presume. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is make bold a common word?

make bold is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.