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dare
verb
-
dare
,
daring
,
dares
,
dared
to
challenge
someone
to
do
something
risky
,
difficult
,
or
embarrassing
•
Tom
dares
his
brother
to
taste
the
extra-spicy
sauce
.
Tom
dares
his
brother
to
taste
the
extra-spicy
sauce
.
•
At
recess
,
the
children
dared
their
classmate
to
climb
the
tall
oak
tree
.
At
recess
,
the
children
dared
their
classmate
to
climb
the
tall
oak
tree
.
Old
English
durran
,
of
Germanic
origin
,
related
to
German
dürfen
‘
be
allowed
to
’.
verb
-
dare
,
daring
,
dares
,
dared
to
be
brave
enough
or
bold
enough
to
do
something
•
I
wouldn
’
t
dare
open
the
door
after
midnight
.
I
wouldn
’
t
dare
open
the
door
after
midnight
.
•
She
didn
’
t
dare
answer
the
teacher
back
.
She
didn
’
t
dare
answer
the
teacher
back
.
Old
English
durran
,
later
influenced
by
Old
Norse
‘
þora
’
meaning
‘
to
have
courage
’.
noun
a
challenge
to
do
something
difficult
,
dangerous
,
or
embarrassing
•
On
a
dare
,
Max
ate
an
entire
lemon
without
making
a
face
.
On
a
dare
,
Max
ate
an
entire
lemon
without
making
a
face
.
•
Her
brother
accepted
the
dare
to
dance
in
the
busy
subway
station
.
Her
brother
accepted
the
dare
to
dance
in
the
busy
subway
station
.
Derived
from
the
verb
‘
dare
’,
first
recorded
as
a
noun
in
the
17th
century
.
