to bold
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2.7
- verb
- /boʊld/
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- Highlight the essential material by voice or by bolding or underlining.
- bold key words
Examples
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It's the word "require" in your sentence that should be bolded or capitalized, not "private."
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I have similar snippets set up to bold and italicize text.
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What it'll probably do is is bold the key points that you want to highlight.
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As for the second part of the abstract you bolded, the study itself says:
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So if I want to put some text in bold, I put AB tag and a closed B tag and I put some text in the middle and that becomes bold.
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The ability to bold, italicize, highlight, and underline gives additional control over the style of the created text.
Academic text (2013) -
Secondary headings should be bolded and appear flush left.
Academic text (2012) -
You can improve the experience of your professor by including in your answer judicious use of underlining or bolding or highlighting.
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Surly Amy provided Ophelia with the following quote, with the relevant details bolded by me:
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Could you please bold the important points in your presentation to make them stand out?
Synonyms
25
3.2
To show that something is important in speech or writing
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
1
4.6
To say or show something that attracts attention and shows confidence
Compounds
1
3.7
A strong clear line in drawing or painting that shows shape and makes parts stand out
- Specialized
A brain scan that shows which parts are active by measuring blood oxygen changes
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bold as a verb comes from the noun for strong, thick letters (from old English beald meaning 'strong'), so to bold text is simply to make it darker and thicker so it is easier to see.