Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outbrave

/aʊtˈbɹeɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-brave
IPA: /aʊtˈbɹeɪv/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously.

verb

To surpass or outrival.

verb

To be more brave than.

Example Sentences

"to outbrave one another, they will tire their bodies, macerate their souls, and through contentions or mutual invitations beggar themselves."
"There, like one possessed, Outraving and outbraving all the rest, One Lycabas, from Tuscan city sent To purge a deed of blood by banishment, As I withstood him, struck a breakneck blow, And would have dashed me to the waves below […]"

Etymology

From out- + brave.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /aʊtˈbɹeɪv/

Inflected Forms

outbraves (present, singular) outbraving (participle, present) outbraved (participle, past) outbraved (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce outbrave?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtˈbɹeɪv/.
What does outbrave mean?: To stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously.
Where does outbrave come from?: From out- + brave.

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