outstand

 [out-stand]  

out·stand

   [out-stand] verb, out·stood, out·stand·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to be prominent.
verb (used with object)
2.
to stay or remain beyond: to outstand the hour.

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Origin:
1565–75; out- + stand
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outstand (ˌaʊtˈstænd)
 
—vb , -stands, -standing, -stood
1.  (intr) to be outstanding or excel
2.  (intr) nautical to stand out to sea
3.  archaic (tr) to last beyond

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