outsleep

transitive verb

1

: to sleep later than

fear we shall outsleep the coming morn

—Shakespeare

2

[out entry 1 + sleep] : to sleep through or beyond the end of

outslept the storm

outslept his opportunity

Word History

Etymology

out- + sleep

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