Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To inspire with bravery; make bold.
- To embellish; make fine or showy; decorate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To inspire with bravery.
- transitive verb obsolete To decorate; to make showy and fine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To inspire with
bravery . - verb obsolete To
embellish ,adorn .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From en- + brave.
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Examples
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Be more open-minded and embrave all the world offers.
Does "Frick" = "Fuck"? Tyler 2009
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Under the whole was that which tongue refuseth to explain, whereat was confounded the brain and whose love would embrave the craven's strain.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Under the whole was that which tongue refuseth to explain, whereat was confounded the brain and whose love would embrave the craven’s strain.
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