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outstare

[ out-stair ]

/ ˌaʊtˈstɛər /

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verb (used with object), out·stared, out·star·ing.

to outdo in staring; stare down.

to cause (someone) discomfort or embarrassment.

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Origin of outstare

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + stare

Words nearby outstare

outspoken, outspread, outsprint, outstand, outstanding, outstare, outstation, outstay, outstretch, outstrip, outstroke

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How to use outstare in a sentence

We were less than a skiff's length apart, each trying to outpose and outstare the other.
Roof and Meadow|Dallas Lore Sharp
Remembering their first encounter, the grocer tried to outstare him; but Gourlay hardened his glower, and the grocer blinked.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
If you have the stoniest of British stares he will outstare you.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing