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

While all the rest of the wearied camp slept, the guardians of the treasure had to outwatch the stars.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes by Maclaren, Alexander

‘Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen on some high, lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear.’

From Obiter Dicta Second Series by Birrell, Augustine

It seemed to be a trial between them, which could outwatch the other.

From John Caldigate by Trollope, Anthony

All night her locks are wet with dew,   Her eyes outwatch the moon.

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Ingelow, Jean

As of old, when friends stayed with him he never wanted to go to bed, and they, too, listening to his learned, animated and piquant talk, were quite content to outwatch the Bear.

From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Wright, Thomas