What does the embolden word mean?: a. Lengthened b. Progressed c. Stopped d. Upheld

b. Progressed

Explanation:

If we check the cambridge english dictionary we will see approximately or in average, the word means something about to be made brave or to be brave to do something risky, to be intended to do the thing that you have never done before.

Now let's see the options: firstly lengthened means to prolong or making long something. This word is about the quantity or amount that is going to be more long.

The stopped word surely it is the past tense of the verb stop and it means to finish or prevent something and is not same with the embolden.

Upheld is also past simple of uphold verb. It means defending or stating the truth especially in law.

Progressed will be the nearest meaning to embolden because it has meaning of making forward or onward movement to be in destination, more deeply, it means make something that should be going to be happened in future.