overdarev.
/ˌəʊvəˈdɛː/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdɛ(ə)r/ Chiefly poetic. Now rare. † 2. transitive. To surpass in or overcome by daring; to daunt. Obsolete.
1. intransitive. To be too daring; to dare too much.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > daring > exceed in daring [verb]
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outdare1615
1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iii. xvi. 68 And Danger ouer-dares, if it from Iustice disagree.
a1592 H. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 483 The young man stalks, the old man stoops, That over-dares, this ever droops.
1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love i. i. sig. B2 We should be said too ouerdare in speaking to your nimble Deity. View more context for this quotation
1664 L. Carlell Heraclius iii. i. 26 I fear'd to meet a fate which might declare A punishment for those that over-dare.
1901 W. B. Yeats Countess Cathleen iii, in Poems 56 Then let them fall beside him, knowing how greatly They have overdared?
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)]
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to push (someone) around1900
to put the frighteners in, on1958
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1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. H8 I am come, As Hector did into the Grecian camp. To overdare the pride of Graecia.
?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xx. 279 Let not the spirit of Æacides, Be ouer-dar'd; but make him know, the mightiest deities Stand kind to him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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