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OUTBRAVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does outbrave mean?
• OUTBRAVE (verb)
The verb OUTBRAVE has 2 senses:
1. resist bravely
2. be braver than
Familiarity information: OUTBRAVE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it outbraves Past simple: outbraved
Past participle: outbraved
-ing form: outbraving
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resist bravely
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
He outbraved the enemy
Hypernyms (to "outbrave" is one way to...):
hold out; resist; stand firm; withstand (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be braver than
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "outbrave" is one way to...):
exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot outbrave Sue
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