Definitions for outfaceˌaʊtˈfeɪs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

out•faceˌaʊtˈfeɪs(v.t.)-faced, -fac•ing.

  1. to cause to submit by or as if by staring down.

  2. to face or confront boldly; defy.

Origin of outface:

1520–30

Princeton's WordNet

  1. stare down, outstare, outface(verb)

    overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring

    "He simply stared down his opponent"

Wiktionary

  1. outface(Verb)

    To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation; to stare down

  2. outface(Verb)

    To boldly confront a situation


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