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dare
I. \ˈda(a)](ə)r, ˈde], ]ə\ verb
(dared or archaic & dialect durst \ˈdərst, ˈdə̄st, ˈdəist\ ; dared ; daring ; dares or dare nonstandard present singular & plural dast \ˈdast, ˈdaa(ə)st, ˈdaist\ ; archaic present second singular darst \ˈdärst, ˈdȧst\)
Etymology: Middle English dar (1st & 3d person singular present indicative of durren, daren, past dorste, durste), from Old English dear (infin. — assumed — durran, past dorste); akin to Old High German gitar (1st & 3d person singular present indicative) dare, Gothic gadars (infin. gadaursan), Latin infestus hostile, Greek tharsein, tharrein to be bold, Sanskrit dharṣati he is bold
intransitive verb
: to have sufficient courage : be bold enough : be unafraid : venture
< try it if you dare >
transitive verb
1. : to have the bravery, boldness, or fortitude to contend against, venture, or try
< the actress dared the title role >
2.
a. : to confront boldly : invite the opposition of fearlessly : defy
< daring the wrath of the family >
b. : to challenge to perform an action : provoke or goad (a person) into demonstrating courage, power, or skill
< to what further frenzies would the gods dare their victim — Virginia Woolf >
< the other boys dared him to dive from the bridge >
verbal auxiliary
: be sufficiently bold, brave, or courageous to : be daring enough to
< he dares not pronounce that repentance is followed by full forgiveness in this life — Review of Religion >
< a few twisted thorn trees … which no man dare cut down — O.S.J.Gogarty >
< he durst not stay for fear of some treachery — Ballad Book >
Synonyms: see face
II. noun
(-s)
1. : an invitation to contend : a challenge to do something dangerous, foolhardy, or unusual
< a dare which it was hard for their rough, pioneer neighbors to resist — M.R.Werner >
— often used with take
< so foolish he'd always take a dare >
2. : daring : imaginative or vivacious boldness; especially : verve
< with a little more dare, the second collection should be better — Time >
< each heavenward leap, each architectural dare — Forum >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English dar, alteration (darce being taken as plural) of darce — more at dace
archaic : dace 1 |