outbrave

American  

[out-breyv] / ˌaʊtˈbreɪv /

verb (used with object)

outbraved, outbraving

1. to stand up to; face defiantly.

   to outbrave charges of misconduct.

2. to surpass in bravery, courage, or daring.

   None can outbrave the great heroes of the past.

3. Archaic. to surpass in beauty, splendor, etc.

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outbrave British  

/ ˌaʊtˈbreɪv /

verb

1. to surpass in bravery

2. to confront defiantly

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Etymology

Origin of outbrave

First recorded in 1580–90; out- + brave

Example Sentences

He doth bear a golden bow, And a quiver, hanging low, Full of arrows, that outbrave Dian's shafts, where, if he have Any head more sharp than other, With that first he strikes his mother.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

Aramis wished on his part, with his nervous nature, armed with extraordinary courage, to outbrave fatigue, and employ himself with Gourville and Pellisson, but he fainted in the chair in which he had persisted sitting.

From Ten Years Later by Dumas père, Alexandre

"I see," said the genie, "that you both outbrave me, but both of you shall know by my treatment of you of what I am capable."

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Winter, Milo

He doth bear a golden bow, And a quiver, hanging low, Full of arrows, that outbrave Dian's shafts; where, if he have Any head more sharp than other, With that first he strikes his mother.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

A man, or a woman for that matter, should have the courage to outbrave an oath when it hurts the innocent.

From Hetty Wesley by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir