"outface" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outfaces [present, singular, third-person], outfacing [participle, present], outfaced [participle, past], outfaced [past]
Etymology: out- + face Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|face}} out- + face Head templates: {{en-verb}} outface (third-person singular simple present outfaces, present participle outfacing, simple past and past participle outfaced)
  1. (transitive) To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation; to stare down; to withsay Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outface-en-verb-DXvP8~Pf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 52 48
  2. (transitive) To boldly confront a situation. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outface-en-verb-X2iB-VSO Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for outface meaning in English (1.8kB)

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