outfrown

[out-froun]

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verb (used with object)

to outdo in frowning; silence, abash, or subdue by frowning.

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Origin of outfrown

First recorded in 1595–1605; out- + frown

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Historical Examples

For thee, oppressed king, am I cast down,Myself could else outfrown false fortune's frown.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883
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