nerve
verb /nɜːv/
/nɝːv/ Definition
nerve yourself UK › to make yourself brave enough to do something: [+ to infinitive] It took her several months before she eventually nerved herself (up) to invite him to her house.Brave and courageous
(Definition of nerve verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adventurous adjective
- audacious adjective
- ballsy adjective
- be man enough to do sth idiom
- bite the bullet idiom
- fearless adjective
- gallant adjective (BRAVE)
- get your courage up idiom
- grasp the nettle idiom
- gritty adjective (BRAVE)
- gutsy adjective
- knightly adjective
- manfully adverb
- muster sth up phrasal verb
- pluck up your courage idiom
- plucky adjective
- screw up your courage idiom
- unflinching adjective
- valiant adjective
- venturesome adjective
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Brave and courageous
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