"braven" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bravens [present, singular, third-person], bravening [participle, present], bravened [participle, past], bravened [past]
Etymology: From brave + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brave|en|id2=inchoative}} brave + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} braven (third-person singular simple present bravens, present participle bravening, simple past and past participle bravened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become brave Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-braven-en-verb-1BqCtuNo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)

Inflected forms

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