outwatch

American  

[out-woch] / ˌaʊtˈwɒtʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to outdo or surpass in watching.

2. to watch, or maintain a vigil, until the end of.

   The mourners had outwatched the night.

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Etymology

Origin of outwatch

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + watch

Example Sentences

See Delia there outwatch the midnight hour, Sitting, white-stoled, until the dawn of day!

From The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse by Williams, Theodore C.

His followers in-510- the barge or villa, his valet-de-chambre and butler, his lackeys who outwatch the night, get paid.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

Britta smiled—it was evident she meant to outwatch the stars, if necessary, rather than allow her mistress to be unattended on her return.

From Thelma by Corelli, Marie

For her employ the day, outwatch the night!

From Gustavus Vasa and other poems by Walker, William Sidney

As the Bear never sets, to outwatch him must mean to sit up all night.

From Minor Poems by Milton by Milton, John