What does "outbrave" mean?

To stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously.

What is a synonym for "outbrave"?

Common synonyms include: brazen out, face down, outlook, stare down.

//aʊtˈbɹeɪv// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously.
2
be braver than wordnet
3
To surpass or outrival.
"to outbrave one another, they will tire their bodies, macerate their souls, and through contentions or mutual invitations beggar themselves."
4
resist bravely wordnet
5
To be more brave than.
"There, like one possessed, Outraving and outbraving all the rest, One Lycabas, from Tuscan city sent To purge a deed of blood by banishment, As I withstood him, struck a breakneck blow, And would have dashed me to the waves below […]"

"to outbrave one another, they will tire their bodies, macerate their souls, and through contentions or mutual invitations beggar themselves."

From out- + brave.

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