Definition of Brave

a.1.
1.Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; - opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
2.Having any sort of superiority or excellence; - especially such as in conspicuous.
It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
- Pepys.
3.Making a fine show or display.
For I have gold, and therefore will be brave.
In silks I'll rattle it of every color.
- Robert Greene.
n.1.A brave person; one who is daring.
2.Specifically, an Indian warrior.
3.A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
4.A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
v. t.1.To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
[imp. & p. p. Braved ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Braving.]
These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
- Dryden.
2.To adorn; to make fine or showy.


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