"outstare" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outstares [present, singular, third-person], outstaring [participle, present], outstared [participle, past], outstared [past]
Etymology: out- + stare Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|stare}} out- + stare Head templates: {{en-verb}} outstare (third-person singular simple present outstares, present participle outstaring, simple past and past participle outstared)
  1. (transitive) To stare at (someone) so hard or long that they look away. Tags: transitive Synonyms: stare out
    Sense id: en-outstare-en-verb-q6S-lm3J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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