dare+to+undertake

  • 1Undertake — Un der*take , v. i. 1. To take upon one s self, or assume, any business, duty, or province. [1913 Webster] O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. Isa. xxxviii. 14. [1913 Webster] 2. To venture; to hazard. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is the cowish …

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  • 2Undertake — Un der*take , v. t. [imp. {Undertook}; p. p. {Undertaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Undertaking}.] [Under + take.] 1. To take upon one s self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt. [1913 Webster] To… …

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  • 3Dare — 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. [1913 Webster] What high concentration of steady feeling makes men dare every thing and do anything?… …

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  • 4dare — [n] challenge, defiance cartel, defy, provocation, stump, taunt; concepts 53,87 dare [v1] challenge, defy someone beard, brave, bully, call one’s bluff, confront, cope, denounce, disregard, face, face off, front, goad, insult, knock chip off… …

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  • 5dare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. face, defy, challenge, brave; venture upon or into. See defiance, courage, rashness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be courageous] Syn. venture, take a chance, hazard, chance, brave, risk, presume,… …

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  • 6Ananias Dare — (c. 1560 ndash; June 27Verify source|date=July 2008, 1587, legal death ) was the husband of Eleanor White, whom he married in the church of St Clement Danes on June 24, 1583, and father of Virginia Dare. Virginia s birth on August 18, 1587 was… …

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  • 7Eleanor Dare — Eleanor White Dare (c.1563 ndash;c.1599?) of Westminster, London, England was a member of the Roanoke Colony and the daughter of John White, the colony s governor. While little is known about her life, more is known about her than most of the… …

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  • 8Papal Oath (Traditionalist Catholic) — The Papal Oath is an oath (see text below) that some Traditionalist Catholics say was taken by the popes of the Catholic Church, starting with Pope Saint Agatho, who was elected on 27 June 678. They claim that over 180 popes, down to and… …

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  • 9Woodrow Wilson: The Fear of Monopoly — ▪ Primary Source              The campaign of 1912 pitted four remarkable men against each other for the presidency, all of them with significant reform backgrounds. William Howard Taft, the incumbent, had the support of the regular Republicans… …

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  • 10adventure — n. & v. n. 1 an unusual and exciting experience. 2 a daring enterprise; a hazardous activity. 3 enterprise (the spirit of adventure). 4 a commercial speculation. v.intr. 1 (often foll. by into, upon) dare to go or come. 2 (foll. by on, upon) dare …

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