dare
verb
[ dɛː ]
• have the courage to do something.
• "a story he dare not write down"
Similar:
be brave enough,
have the courage,
pluck up courage,
take the risk,
venture,
have the nerve,
have the temerity,
make so bold as,
be so bold as,
have the effrontery,
have the audacity,
presume,
go so far as,
risk doing,
hazard doing,
take the liberty of doing,
stick one's neck out,
go out on a limb,
take a flyer,
make bold to,
• defy or challenge (someone) to do something.
• "she was daring him to disagree"
• take the risk of; brave.
• "few dared his wrath"
dare
noun
• a challenge, especially to prove courage.
• "she ran across a main road for a dare"
Origin:
Old English durran, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic gadaursan, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tharsein and Sanskrit dhṛṣ- ‘be bold’.
durst
verb
• archaic or regional past of dare.
