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[ verb ] take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

Examples

"How dare you call my lawyer?"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

In her first song she waved away one encroaching photographer who dared approach the throne unbidden and thereafter the boys with the cameras had_to unsheathe their 300 mm. lenses and shoot at extreme range .

(The Providence Journal...)

But they are aware_of the world outside , they court public approval , they delight in full houses , and they occasionally dare to experiment in interpreting a dramatic classic .

(David Alexander, Bloodstain....)

He did not dare climb back up to the road .

(Clark McMeekin, The Fairbrothers....)

Miss_Jen was funny that way , funny that she did n't seem to take_to his ideas and perk_up .

(Patrick Dennis, Little Me....)

How dared they demand to `` snoop '' in_private financial records , disbursements , confidential contracts and agreements ?

Related terms

act presumption

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[ verb ] to be courageous enough to try or do something

Examples

: "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others."

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

How right he was ; how clearly he saw the cultural defection of experimentation as an escape for those who dare not or prefer not to face the discipline of modern traditionalism .

Related terms

act

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[ verb ] challenge

Synonyms

defy

Examples

: "I dare you!"

Used in print

(Jay Williams, The Forger....)

I did book_jackets and covers for paperback reprints : naked girls huddling in corners of dingy furnished rooms while at the doorway , daring the cops to take him , is the guy in shirt_sleeves clutching a revolver .

Related terms

challenge brazen

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12655
5
[ noun ] a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

Synonyms

daring

Examples

"he could never refuse a dare"

Related terms

challenge defy

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