outface

verb

out·​face ˌau̇t-ˈfās 

outfaced; outfacing; outfaces

transitive verb

1

: to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring

2

: to confront unflinchingly : defy

Synonyms

• beard
• brave
• brazen
• breast
• confront
• dare
• defy
• face
• outbrave

Examples of outface in a Sentence

rescue workers who outface the daily threat of catastrophe

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1