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outbrazen
bra·zen
/
ˈbreɪ
zən
/
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[
brey
-z
uh
n
]
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adjective
1.
shameless or impudent:
brazen presumption.
2.
made of brass.
3.
like brass, as in
sound
, color, or strength.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make brazen or bold.
Verb phrases
5.
brazen outthrough,
to face boldly or shamelessly:
He prefers to brazen it out rather than admit defeat.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
brasen
(adj.),
Old English
bræsen
of
brass
Related forms
bra·zen·ly,
adverb
bra·zen·ness,
noun
out·bra·zen,
verb (used with object)
un·bra·zen,
adjective
un·bra·zen·ly,
adverb
un·bra·zen·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1, 3.
brassy.
1.
insolent, defiant. See
bold
.
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World English Dictionary
brazen
(ˈbreɪz
ə
n)
—
adj
1.
shameless and bold
2.
made of or resembling brass
3.
having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpet
—
vb
(usually foll by
out
or
through
)
4.
to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly:
the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions
5.
to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash
[Old English
bræsen
, from
bræs
brass
]
'brazenly
—
adv
'brazenness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
brazen
O.E. bræsen "of brass," from bræs "brass" + see
-en
(2). The figurative sense of "hardened in effrontery" is 1570s (in brazen-face), perhaps suggesting a face unable to show shame (see
brass
). To brazen it out "face impudently" is from 1550s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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