Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BRAVE
BRAVE, v.t.
- To defy; to challenge; to encounter with courage and fortitude, or without being moved; to set at defiance. The ills of love I can brave. The rock that braves the tempest. – Dryden.
- To carry a boasting appearance of; as, to brave that which they believe not. – Bacon.
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