"dare say" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dares say [present, singular, third-person], dare say [present, singular, third-person], daring to say [participle, present], dared say [participle, past], dared say [past], durst say [archaic, participle, past], durst say [archaic, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|dare<dares:dare,daring to,dared:durst􂀿archaic􂁀> say}} dare say (third-person singular simple present dares say or dare say, present participle daring to say, simple past and past participle dared say or (archaic) durst say)
  1. (intransitive, originally, now less common) Alternative form of daresay Tags: alt-of, alternative, intransitive, uncommon Alternative form of: daresay
    Sense id: en-dare_say-en-verb-BagaLS5~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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