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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"
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
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, ..."