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braver
Variant of brave
- willing to face danger, pain, or trouble; not afraid
- showing to good effect; having a fine appearance
- Archaic fine or splendid: a brave new world
noun
- any brave man
- ☆ a North American Indian warrior
- Archaic a bully
transitive verb braved, braving
- to face with courage
- to defy; dare
- Obsolete to make splendid, as in dress
intransitive verb
Obsolete to boast
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