noun
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
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- he could never refuse a dare
noun
the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
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- the proposal required great boldness
- the plan required great hardiness of heart
adjective
disposed to venture or take risks
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- audacious visions of the total conquest of space
- an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas
- the most daring of contemporary fiction writers
- a venturesome investor
- a venturous spirit
adjective
radically new or original
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avant-garde
Examples
- an avant-garde theater piece
verb
take upon oneself
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- act presumptuously, without permission
- How dare you call my lawyer?
verb
to be courageous enough to try or do something
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- I don't dare call him
- she dares to dress differently from the others
verb
challenge
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- I dare you!