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Definition of Outbrave
1. Verb. Resist bravely. "He outbraved the enemy"
2. Verb. Be braver than. "Sam cannot outbrave Sue "
Definition of Outbrave
1. v. t. To excel in bravery o&?; in insolence; to defy with superior courage or audacity
Definition of Outbrave
1. Verb. To stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously. ¹
2. Verb. To surpass or outrival. ¹
3. Verb. To be more brave than. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outbrave
1. to surpass in courage [v -BRAVED, -BRAVING, -BRAVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outbrave
Literary usage of Outbrave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"outbrave', va Out and brave. To bear down and defeat by more daring, ... I would
outstare the sternest eyes that look, outbrave the heart most daring on the ..."
2. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it is with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1883)
"What a deal of money did Henry VIII. and Francis I. king of France, spend at
that "famous interview? and how- many vain courtiers, seeking each to outbrave ..."
3. Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics by Francis Turner Palgrave (1903)
"Brave in Elizabethan English (like the French brave) has the two senses
of 'finely-dressed and 'courageous.' The derivative outbrave follows both senses. ..."
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