daredɛər(v.)dared; daring; dares; dare

1. (v.i.)to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough:

   You wouldn't dare!

2. (v.t.)to have the boldness to try; venture; hazard.

3. to meet defiantly; face courageously.

4. to challenge or provoke (a person) into a demonstration of courage:

   I dare you to climb that.

5. (auxiliary v.)to have the necessary courage or boldness to (used chiefly in questions and negatives):

   How dare you speak to me like that? He dare not mention the subject again.

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6. (n.)an act of daring or defiance; challenge.

Idioms for dare:

1. dare say,

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   Ref: daresay.

Origin of dare:

bef. 900; ME dar (v.), OE dear(r), der. of durran

dar′er(n.)

Daredɛər(n.)

1. Virginia, 1587–?, first child born of English parents in the Western Hemisphere.

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