outbrave

/aut'breiv/

Thân thiện

He tried to outbrave the storm on the mountain trail.

Definition

1. Transitive Verb:
   • To be braver or more courageous than (someone or something): To surpass in bravery or courage.
   • To face or resist with bravery; to defy boldly: To withstand or confront something daunting with courage.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The small garrison vowed to outbrave the invading forces. (The small garrison vowed to be braver than and resist the invading forces.)
  • She outbraved her fears and delivered the speech. (She faced her fears with greater bravery and delivered the speech.)
  • In the story, the hero must outbrave both monsters and natural disasters. (In the story, the hero must show more courage than both monsters and natural disasters.)

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can be used in non-physical confrontations, such as facing emotional challenges or difficult situations.
  • To outbrave public criticism requires strong conviction. (To resist public criticism with bravery requires strong conviction.)

Variants and Related Words

• Outbraved (verb, past tense): The simple past tense and past participle form.
  • He outbraved all the dangers on his journey.
• Outbraving (verb, present participle/gerund): The continuous form.
  • She is outbraving the storm to rescue the animals.

Synonyms

• Outdare: To dare more than.
• Defy: To resist boldly or openly.
• Face down: To confront and subdue through boldness.
• Stand up to: To resist or confront courageously.

Antonyms

• Succumb: To yield or give in.
• Cower: To shrink away in fear.
• Submit: To accept or yield to a superior force.

Notes on Usage

• Formality: The word "outbrave" is considered somewhat literary or formal and is not extremely common in everyday conversation.
• Construction: It is a transitive verb and therefore requires a direct object (e.g., outbrave , outbrave ).

Học thuật

Verb

1. be braver than
2. resist bravely
   • He outbraved the enemy