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outwatch

[ out-woch ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to outdo or surpass in watching.
  2. to watch, or maintain a vigil, until the end of:

    The mourners had outwatched the night.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of outwatch1

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + watch

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