What does 敢えて mean?
敢えて is a Japanese adverb meaning “daring (to do), deliberately” in English. It can also be translated as “not necessarily, definitely not” depending on context. It is written as 敢えて in kanji, あえて in hiragana, and aete in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
あえて彼の意見を支持した。
I dared to support his opinion.