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[
out-
froun
]
out·frown
/
ˌaʊtˈfraʊn
/
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out-
froun
]
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verb (used with object)
to outdo in
frowning
;
silence, abash, or subdue by
frowning
.
Origin:
1595–1605;
out-
+
frown
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