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outface

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out⋅face

  [out-feys]
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–verb (used with object), -faced, -fac⋅ing.
1. to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
2. to face or confront boldly; defy.
Origin:
1520–30; out- + face
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out·face   (out-fās')   
tr.v.   out·faced, out·fac·ing, out·fac·es

  1. To overcome with a bold or self-assured look; stare down.

  2. To defy or resist.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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