Dare and Withstand

Dare

Dare verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Usage example: every day the old fisherman dared the elements to make his meager living

Withstand and dare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withstand" instead a verb "Dare".

Nearby Words: daring, daringly, dared, daren

Withstand

Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.

Dare and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dare" instead a verb "Withstand".

Nearby Word: withstanding

Common collocations

blow dare blow withstand blow
attack dare attack withstand attack
powers dare powers withstand powers
bursts dare bursts withstand bursts
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