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dare verb1 = durst not.
[Old English durran, pres. dearr, durron, pa. dorste, a preterite-pres. verb, corresp. to Old Frisian dura, Old Saxon gidurran, Old High German giturran, Gothic gadaursan, from Germanic bases from Indo-European, whence Sanskrit dh-, Greek tharsein be bold.]
I. verb intrans.
Have sufficient courage or impudence; be so bold (as). (Foll. by (to) do.) OE.
I dare say, (informal) I daresay I am prepared to believe, I do not deny, it is very likely. I dare swear I feel sure that. I dare UNDERTAKE.
Bible (AV): John 21:12 None of the disciples durst aske him, Who art thou? W. Irving No one would dare to desert. J. Buchan He would have gone himself, but he dared not. G. Vidal I don't dare mention his name to my family.
ellipt. Dare to go, venture. poet. LME.
Dryden Nor dare beyond the Reed.
II. verb trans.
Challenge, defy, (a person). (Foll. by to an action, to do.) L16.
F. Marryat You wish to dare me to itwell, I won't be dared to anything. Dylan Thomas Gomer Owen kissed her when she wasn't looking because he was dared. P. Goodman He promptly dared the others to jump off the roof.
Venture to meet or be exposed to, meet defiantly; have enough courage for (an action), venture on. E17.
Swift Should some sourer mongrel dare too near an approach. James Hogg To..dare In his dark home the sullen bear. G. A. Wagner Against his will he'd dared A dreadful danger.
darer noun E17.