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OUTBRAVE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they outbrave ... he / she / it outbraves
Past simple: outbraved
Past participle: outbraved
-ing form: outbraving
Sense 1
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resist bravely
Example:
He outbraved the enemy
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
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
