outstare

C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˌaʊtˈstɛr/ UK /ˌaʊtˈstɛə/ See IPA manual

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verb
to stare at someone longer than they can, until they look away

He tried to outstare the cat, but it never once blinked.

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1 verb · to stare at someone longer... outfaceoutgaze cowstare downface down

Word family

Related forms stare

Etymology

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

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# 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

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