outstare C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˌaʊtˈstɛr/ UK /ˌaʊtˈstɛə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to stare at someone longer than they can, until they look away He tried to outstare the cat, but it never once blinked. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to stare at someone longer... outfaceoutgazecowstare downface down Word family Related forms stare Etymology AI details From out- ('surpassing, beyond') plus stare. The out- prefix marks doing the action longer or more successfully than another. ūt Old English starian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outstare **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌaʊtˈstɛr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌaʊtˈstɛə/ ## Meanings 1. to stare at someone longer than they can, until they look away ## Examples - He tried to outstare the cat, but it never once blinked. ## Synonyms - outface - outgaze - cow - stare down - face down ## Related Forms - stare ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ūt - Root: starian ## Etymology From out- ('surpassing, beyond') plus stare. The out- prefix marks doing the action longer or more successfully than another. ## AI Etymology Outstare is from out- ('surpassing, beyond') plus stare. The out- prefix marks doing the action longer or more successfully than another. Important recorded forms include ūt (Old English) and starian (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to stare at someone longer than they can, until they look away. The wider family includes related words such as stare. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown