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dare⋅say

[dair-sey]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
to venture to say (something); assume (something) as probable (used only in pres. sing. 1st pers.): I daresay we will soon finish.
Also, dare say.


Origin:
1250–1300; ME dar sayen I dare to say
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dare·say   (dâr'sā')   
intr. & tr.v.  To think very likely or almost certain; suppose. Used in the first person singular present tense: Will they be late? Yes, I daresay. I daresay you're wrong.
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