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daresay

verb
/ˌdɛəˈseɪ/UK/ˌdɛəɹˈseɪ/US

Etymology

From dare say: dare (“to have enough courage (to do something)”) + say.

  1. derived from *sokʷ-h₁-yé-✻
  2. inherited from *sagjaną✻ — “to say”
  3. inherited from *saggjan✻
  4. inherited from secgan — “to say, speak”
  5. inherited from seyen
  6. compounded as daresay — “dare + say”

Definitions

  1. Chiefly in the form I daresay

    Chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert.

    • [H]e daresays he has had conversations with Goodfellow after the sale of the property, and Goodfellow seemed satisfied that the declarant was to get payment of his money.

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Derived

daresaying

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA