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overdared

overdared is the simple past and past participle of overdare.

Meaning of overdare

Verb

overdare (third-person singular simple present overdares, present participle overdaring, simple past and past participle overdared)

  1. (intransitive) To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
    • Meete you for this, proud ouerdaring peeres,
      Ere my sweete Gaueston shall part from me,
      This Ile shall fleete vpon the Ocean,
      And wander to the vnfrequented Inde.1594, Christopher Marlow[e], The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, →OCLC...

Questions about overdared

What is overdared the simple past and past participle of?
Overdared is the simple past and past participle of overdare.

Words near overdared in the dictionary

  1. overdangle
  2. overdangled
  3. overdangles
  4. overdangling
  5. overdare
  6. overdared
  7. overdares
  8. overdaring
  9. overdaringly
  10. overdarken
  11. overdarkened

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