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outstart

English

Etymology

out- +? start

Verb

outstart (third-person singular simple present outstarts, present participle outstarting, simple past and past participle outstarted)

  1. To start out or up.
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Anagrams

  • start out

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outstare

English

Etymology

out- +? stare

Verb

outstare (third-person singular simple present outstares, present participle outstaring, simple past and past participle outstared)

  1. (transitive) To stare at (someone) so hard or long that they look away.
    • c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II scene i[1]:
      […] I would outstare the sternest eyes that look,
      Outbrave the heart most daring on earth,
      Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear,
      Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey,
      To win thee, lady. […]
    • 2004, Colm Toibin, The Master, Picador, paperback edition, page 44
      He held a tray but did not move from where he stood and managed, without any trace of emotion, to outstare Henry, who was standing in a group, half-listening to an anecdote.

Anagrams

  • outrates, sea trout, seatrout, torteaus

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