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To invite someone to engage in a contest
“My dear Fred, it is useless your trying to dare me to do that which I consider wrong.”
To be bold or daring enough to do something risky or audacious
“Little children would not dare to venture out beyond the protection of their parents.”
To face or confront something or someone that is hostile
“The good spirits, if such existed, would not dare the storm, but had retreated to cover.”
To resist or withstand something that is difficult to endure
To invest money in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss
To expose to danger or the risk of loss
To take an extreme risk
To muster or summon courage or some positive emotion
To disregard the rules and refuse to conform
To lure or entice by temptation
To confront an adversary in his or her own environment
Calls for someone to compete
“We would camp out in the backyard and run naked through the grass on a dare.”
Plural for open resistance to authority or opposition
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