Dare, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dared; p. pr. & vb. n.Daring.] 1. To have courage for; to attempt courageously; to venture to do or to undertake.
What high concentration of steady feeling makes men dare every thing and do anything? Bagehot.
To wrest it from barbarism, to dare its solitudes. The Century.
2. To challenge; to provoke; to defy.
Time, I dare thee to discover
Such a youth and such a lover. Dryden.