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brave (v.)

Old form(s): brau'd

make splendid, adorn, brighten up

R3 V.iii.280	[King Richard to Ratcliffe, of the sun] He should have braved the east an hour ago
TS IV.iii.123	[Grumio to Tailor] Thou hast braved many men [also: sense 1]