EMBRAVE

Etymology

Verb

embrave (third-person singular simple present embraves, present participle embraving, simple past and past participle embraved)

(obsolete) To inspire with bravery.

(obsolete) To embellish, adorn.

Source: Wiktionary


Em*brave", v. t.

1. To inspire with bravery. [Obs.] Beaumont.

2. To decorate; to make showy and fine. [Obs.] And with sad cypress seemly it embraves. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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