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Webster 1913 Edition
Outbrave
Out-brave′
,Verb.
T.
1.
To excel in bravery or in insolence; to defy with superior courage or audacity.
2.
To excel in magnificence or comeliness.
The basest weed
outbraves
his dignity. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Outbrave
OUTBRA'VE
, v.t.1.
To bear down by more daring or insolent conduct.I would outstare the sternest eyes that look, outbrave the heart most daring on the earth, to win thee, lady.
2.
To exceed in splendid appearance.The towers as well as men outbrave the sky.
Definition 2024
outbrave
outbrave
English
Verb
outbrave (third-person singular simple present outbraves, present participle outbraving, simple past and past participle outbraved)
- To stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously.
- To surpass or outrival.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review Books, 2001, p.263:
- to outbrave one another, they will tire their bodies, macerate their souls, and through contentions or mutual invitations beggar themselves.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review Books, 2001, p.263:
- To be more brave than.