nerve
v.
embolden; gather courage, strengthen oneself; cheer, encourage, inspire
nerve
Noun
1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
(synonym) nervus
(hypernym) fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle, fasciculus
(hyponym) motor nerve
(part-meronym) radicle
2. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
(synonym) heart, mettle, spunk
(hypernym) courage, courageousness, bravery
(derivation) steel
3. impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
(synonym) boldness, brass, face, cheek
(hypernym) aggressiveness
(hyponym) audacity, audaciousness
Verb
1. get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
(synonym) steel
(hypernym) brace, poise
(derivation) heart, mettle, spunk
Nerving
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Nerve
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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