Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To exceed in daring; dare too much or rashly; be too daring.
- To dishearten; discourage; daunt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
dare too much orrashly ; to be toodaring .
Etymologies
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over- + dare
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Examples
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It would be strange indeed if a man so exceedingly daring did not now and then overdare.
Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters Hudson, H N 1872
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It would be strange indeed if a man so exceedingly daring did not now and then overdare.
Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Henry Norman Hudson 1850
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