Definition of Outstare

1. Verb. Overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring. "Sam cannot outstare Sue "; "He simply stared down his opponent"

Exact synonyms: Outface, Stare Down
Generic synonyms: Gaze, Stare

Definition of Outstare

1. v. t. To excel or overcome in staring; to face down.

Definition of Outstare

1. Verb. to stare at someone so hard that they look away ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outstare

1. to outface [v -STARED, -STARING, -STARES] - See also: outface

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outstare

outsprints
outsprung
outsquawk
outsquawked
outsquawking
outsquawks
outstable
outstabled
outstables
outstabling
outstand
outstanding
outstandingly
outstands
outstank
outstare (current term)
outstared
outstares
outstaring
outstart
outstarted
outstarting
outstarts
outstate
outstated
outstates
outstating
outstation
outstations
outstay

Literary usage of Outstare

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1916)
"... and a Persian prince That won three fields of Sultan Solyman, I would outstare the sternest eyes that look, ..."

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