braver

French

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to challenge, defy
(transitive) to brave
(transitive) to flout, pay pay no heed to (someone's opinion, hostility, etc.)

Etymology

Suffix from French brave.

Origin

French

brave

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

brav German
bravo Italian
braaf Dutch, Flemish
braveren Dutch, Flemish
brave French
bravement French
bra Norwegian Bokmål
bra Norwegian Nynorsk
brav Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
brav Low German
brav Haitian, Haitian Creole